It comes on strongly

And when it leaves

It takes me with it

I can’t control it

And I don’t want it

But I think I may need it

For without it

I feel nothing

It’s not a gradual thing

It hits hard and leaves abruptly

I can’t ignore it

But I can hide it

For a while

Only at the cost

Of it overwhelming me later

It’s like a plague

Except that it can’t spread

Though many have it

It’s viral

Yet different for every person

No one fully understands

How it feels

It has me

In its grip

It will always

Have me

It is loneliness

And it is deadly