NYU DC VIOLETS I CREATIVE WRITING I Loneliness

By Riley Searcey

 

Loneliness

 I often feel alone

even if

I’m surrounded by friends

I know that

None of them really care about me

You can’t convince me that

people still think of me

When I’m not around

It’s a fact that

the energy I put in isn’t returned

and it’s not true that

if I disappeared

people would be affected

I know I have friends

but

I often feel alone

 

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Sometimes all you need is a change in perspective. It’s easy to feel like you’re not the priority and that people don’t care, but just know there’s a difference between being alone and being lonely — and that’s having people who care about you. I read this as a mantra every morning over winter break, and it can help force the perspective change you might need.