Loneliness at Home

Loneliness at Home

There no loneliness
alone
as loneliness
at home
with another person.

There is no distance
quite as far
as the distance
by phone
away
from human touch.

There is no lesson
quite unlearned
as every day
feeling
how the outcomes
of our choices
fail
to meet our needs.

There is no life
That's half
as long
as living
past our dreams.

There no life
as short
as this
that makes
our hearts
to sing.

There is only
what there is
and what
responses bring.