Lonely

Lonely Smells like too-sharp frigid air- razor blades, icicles, a snow day, spent alone Tastes like bitter tears, steady salty tracks trailing down pallid cheeks Sounds like ringing silence, asking why, stifled cries Feels like emptiness, tempting us, unrelenting, reeling Feels like cool steel shackles, held fast to nothing, nothing Feels disgusting, stifling, sucking happiness away from us, leaving bruises, stinging cuts Lonely