"Loneliness is..."

i remember a little green book i had -
that goes something like this:
"Loneliness is..." sitting alone in the park -
on a bench meant for two...
Loneliness is walking in the rain -
with no one to share your umbrella...
and no one to share your popcorn in the cinema
or to hold your hand...

Loneliness is many things to me:
sitting alone in a cafe, sipping my coffee...
loneliness is wanting to talk to someone -
when he is not there... have errands to run, busy...
Loneliness is feeling hurt -
when someone is unkind...

Loneliness is missing a friend -
like i've never missed any before...
Loneliness is this feeling of pining
for someone - like a long lost friend...?
and not being able to tell him that -
oh no, you can't say it, not like that!
and this feeling of wanting to cry -
and yet you can't, and can't say why...