Dear friend,

I have often felt that my loneliest moments are not when I’m alone, but when I feel completely unseen. You and I have a desire to be deeply known and loved. This does not make you weak or needy. It simply makes you a human. Though I cannot create the connection you long for, I can validate the longing for relationship. You are magnificent, and I believe you will be seen in the way your heart desires. Take heart, love.

Sending all my light, love, and favorite poems your way.

Bethany

the irony of loneliness 

is we all feel it 

at the same time

together – rupi kaur

I too have known loneliness. 

I too have known what it is to feel

misunderstood, 

rejected, and suddenly 

not at all beautiful. 

Oh, mother earth, 

your comfort is great, your arms never withhold.

It has saved my life to know this. 

Your rivers flowing, your roses opening in the morning. 

Oh, motions of tenderness! 

by Mary Oliver

you are certainly the most beautiful 

being this earth has ever had the pleasure 

of hosting.

i just wish you knew what i knew. 

see what i see. 

by alex elle