Alone vs Lonely

Do you know the difference between alone and lonely?

I love being alone walking among trees wading in the water on the seashore listening to the silence of the night smelling the roses in my garden I am not lonely then, and I can be alone

I am lonely when no one asks how I am doing no one asks is there anything I can do no one calls just to talk about nothing no one listens to what I have to say I am very lonely then

When the only time someone calls is when they need something when they have a problem I must listen to when their issues become the focus of every encounter I am lonely

How do I tell people I am afraid how do I tell people I can’t cope how do I tell people I need them to keep the loneliness away

I know about dark times I have had dark times I have lived through dark times I am not sure I will live through this dark time