LONELINESS

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it is how silence strolls in like a gentleman, after the noise.
pulls off its coat & hangs it on the door's edge: 
suddenly, every single thing around shares a piece  
of quietness; the way you carefully empty the jug 
of water 
         into a cup. 
the soft, creaking sound it makes. 
the gentle gallop of your throat, as you
                                                                     gulp.. 
                                                                       gulp.
                                                                                      Gulp.





Alobu Emmanuel (alias Noble Alobu) is the Assistant Editor of Napsite Review and a student of Philosophy at the University of Lagos, Nigeria who strongly believes nature holds a great deal of magic. Some of his works are featured in "Blue Marble Review", "Poetry Column NND", "Eboquills", "Celestite Poetry", "Agape Review" and "HotPot Magazine". His poems often feel like a hug.