Alone. Alone is when there is no one other than yourself. Alone is when there is no one to depend on. Nay. Alone is not when you're by yourself and a lovely quietness settles in. It is when there is an emptiness in your heart and soul and it claws at your very being, threatening to devour your whole. When you're in the dark and so terribly afraid, when you do not know where you are and what time has passed and when you have no one near to save you from this nothingness, you are Alone. Alone is when you are amidst a crowd of people, yet you feel you are miles away from everyone. When even on the brightest of days you feel and see only a dark void. Alone is the weight that pulls down on your heart, even when you are being loved by everyone. Alone is when at night you crawl under the blankets, afraid to open your eyes for fear of daemons, monsters, creatures to take you, devour you and feed off your soul because you have no one. Alone is when no one will listen and talk to you of your fears and concerns. Alone is unrequited love. Alone is the loveless.