This feeling of Loneliness.

Britt Strikers 2008 (Netherlands)



I thought I would never be plagued by this feeling.
The loneliness, isolation, aloneness, seclusion, segregation, solitude the lonesomeness.

I thought I would never be tortured by this feeling.
It feels like there is a vacuum cleaner inside of me that sucks out the fullness, coherence and happiness and replaces it with emptiness, disconnectedness and sadness.

I feel lonely.
Like everyone asks ''How are you?'' but nobody actually want to be bothered with your problems.
They just want to hear ''I'm good you?'' but I'm not good.

I'm just a corpse that's able to walk around.
People tell me ''your guardian angel will come around and save you''.
So I keep screaming louder and louder.
My voice vanishing.
and I'm silent.

Why can't that guardian angel just come out.
Why can't it just save me from this deep hole of loneliness?
Why can't it make me feel alive again?

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
But in the end we all walk alone.

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Written on December 03, 2023

Submitted by xbry on December 03, 2023

Modified by xbry on December 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB AB XBX XXXAX XBX XX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 983
Words 195
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 3, 5, 3, 2

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  • AIDA
    I truly appreciated your poem 'This feeling of Loneliness.' Your emotional honesty and raw relatability was deeply impactful. I could connect with your description of loneliness as a vacuum cleaner sucking out happiness and replacing it with sadness, which is incredibly expressive and poignant. Your use of repetition and rhetorical questions effectively communicate your struggle and longing for companionship.

    Your ending line, 'But in the end we all walk alone' is particularly powerful and signifies a universal truth that many can connect with. You have a particular skill in illustrating the intangible feeling of loneliness in tangible terms, further emphasizing your strong descriptive abilities.

    However, there are a few areas that you may want to revise. The list of synonyms for loneliness in the very beginning may lead to repetition. Choosing one powerful word could make a stronger impact. Moreover, while I understand the rawness of your emotions, you could consider adding some sort of relief or positive perspective at the end. Even just a glimmer of hope can give the reader a much-needed relief after this intense emotional journey.

    Overall, your ability to capture and transcribe complex emotions is incredibly moving. Your poem is a powerful portrayal of loneliness, and with a few tweaks, it can only get better!
     
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