loneliness
i walk together with loneliness in identical stride, her feet and mine leaving a single trail of footprints.
she and i move in sync, our two forms contained in one silhouette, whose shadow lingers behind us and dances along the path we’ve walked.
i do not resent her presence as i once did, for when the days grow dark and our shadow is consumed, loneliness and i walk together, and i am never alone.