Lonely is just one word

Lonely is just one word chosen to represent so much
To tell of feelings inside that the senses cannot touch
 
Lonely can be in the teardrops on a bereaved person’s cheek
Lonely can be in the silence of sorrows too deep to speak
 
Lonely can haunt a deserted room that Laughter once made proud
Lonely surrounds you when you’re alone or finds you in a crowd
 
Lonely is heard in echoed footsteps of a departing friend
Lonely penetrates the solitude of nights that will not end
 
Lonely will not listen to the pleadings of a broken heart
Lonely stays and torments until new Love shatters it apart