loneliness
wears a hat on sunny days
it waves at everyone
and engages in
an invisible contact
with the almighty
it forgets who is when and
which is wherefore and why

loneliness
is cocky on sunny days
it pretends friends
and newspapers and cafés
it plays with arrogance
and sturdy mahogany furniture
at a nearby antique store
it puts on sundresses and wiggles
it hides from itself
because it can
on sunny days

when more
obvious shadows rule