I dream every night

Of the family that loves me,

Of the soulmate that cares for me,

Of the friends that support me.

All keep me sane.

But as I slowly wake from my slumber,

I can sense the love,

The care,

The support

Disappear.

I expect that when I wake

That my family will be there,

That my soulmate will be there,

That my friends will be there,

But no.

They are all an allusion,

An allusion of hope,

An allusion of want,

An allusion of warmth.

Yes.

But instead I am in a cage.

A cage of ice,

A cage of darkness,

A cage of loneliness,

Trapped.

I pray desperately to go back to sleep,

To dream of family,

To dream of a soulmate,

To dream of friends.

Yes.

But here I am.

Lonely.

Unloved.

Isolated.

Insane.