Being Alone ~

Being alone 
is not being lonely,
it's a long walk 
on a wide beach 
where the only sound 
is a bird's cry,
the wind racing a blue sky 
and surf riding the shore.

Loneliness 
is being alone 
with a room full of people 
who don't care
when despair is a tear 
on a frozen cheek 
in a bright room.