#717 (Chambers)

The loneliness here
is so great
so soothing
inspiring
making me giddy
to the point of maybe
inviting people over to feel it
share it.

It is a rare and wonderful
occasion,
when solitude
is left undisturbed
amidst the presence of one other person.

The right one can handle the silence
handle the background noise
of the plant,

the jacked up
jazz
coming through one lousy transistor speaker,

the constant chirp
of some unseen wonder of melody.

The wrong person
might be
five people
five cowards afraid of seeing
a glimpse
of one perfectly happy lonely
person,
one person that will talk
for five people
turning your loneliness into a party.