What does loneliness feel like?
Shout out to Emine Beasley for her lovely response to last week’s prompt.
Write your response in the comments below. Best entry gets a shout out next week!
Stay safe and keep writing!
—- Lady Jabberwocky
Prompt of the Week: That Lonely Feeling
Lady Jabberwocky 
The day before New Year’s eve. A woman buys one fillet of sole and asks: “Why is the shop so busy today?”
Maybe fifteen years ago–never forgot her empty eyes.
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Thanks so much for your shout out! Finding these prompts really thought provoking. ❤️
Here’s my poem for this week:
My heartbeat, my only company I sit in my swivel chair In my office Full of stares That aren’t really there Frantic chatting, too loud laughter Friendships Bonding Plans for the evening All this surrounds me but never permeates my atmosphere A lone star burning bright, troglodyte Too hot for anyone to come close to “She’s quiet.” “She’s weird.” “She’s disagreeable.” “She always looks sad.” Is this office gossip real Or am I going mad? Either way it creates a table for one that I can’t fight I go deeper inside My world a deserted night Because the worst place I create is imaginary yet real Forsaken, abandoned, alone, estranged No happiness left to feel Because the worst place I can be Is the place I create just for me A busy, thriving world of community But I’m a lone boat on this overflowing sea.
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A scorched feeling in the chest.
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What is wrong with me at night, I can’t find my comfort place. I roll this way, I roll that way and wake up all night long. Ahhh, I get up and move my whole bedroom furniture around. My bed placed right up against the wall. I fall asleep instantly, my back against the wall. The bed no longer feels to spacious. My comfort I have found, something to lay next to, its cold…but better than nothing at all. 50 and Alone
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