Nicole Mackowski

it is  
lonely  
all the way out here.  
i once found  
peace in the  
solitude, 
however,  
now i find myself 
overwhelmed with just  
my thoughts  
for company.  
those who once cared 
no longer do; 
i’ve been removed, 
isolated 
from my family.  
it’s as if  
those who did it  
don’t understand what it’s like  
to call something yours  
and have it taken. 
my life 
my entire identity  
gone. 
to some, i am still considered  
a planet, 
however,  
to those i trusted 
 i am nothing  
but a  
dwarf.