Vicious Circles

A poem about being stuck in a cycle of loneliness & feeling out of options

Yearning to see another reflection
another face, to greet her lonely eyes
darkness shrouding her, embodying the emptiness

Her heart ached, yearning for companionship
to included, to be noticed - even just a little
lowering her head, the knowledge of defeat

Would she ever find an escape from this room
though unlocked, free to leave
where would she go?

the overwhelming wave of loneliness crashed over her,
sweeping her along, overwhelming her
she welcomed the pain and loneliness

maybe her true self was hidden deep within
to find herself, to know herself
to fight the shadows away, to find the other reflection