Alone in Love...

What is alone in love when
two people share a relationship?

Is it the end of a shooting star?
Is it the disappearing echo in nighttime?
Is it the steamy last breath of a dying deer?
Is it the last word of an exchange spoken in anger?

You are alone when your soul rebels against
the very idea of mutual love and creates isolation
in your heart that defies affection.

You are alone when the stars lose their meaning.
You are alone when the anger of the ocean
no longer stirs your imagination.
You are alone when you see a desert
where once you saw an oasis.

You are alone when you are caught in
the maelstrom of depression, spinning
and descending into a black hole.

You are alone in love when your mind
steals your will, blocks your heart
and drags it to the depths of uncertainty.