An Unwelcome Guest

It can hit hard

And very suddenly

The air gets thick, oppressive

Suffocating you

Dominating you

Like an invisible hand

Around your throat

And the loneliness always comes back to visit

Like an unwelcome guest

With a key to your back door

It will find you

Curled up in a corner

Lost, frightful

But the house is gone

Everything is gone

For all the countless humans

For all of their screaming

For all of their religion

And their justice

And their polite nods

You are alone

There are no more corners

To hide in

Just infinite nothingness

And you