Less Alone

That single word echoed in the silence of the day The sun beating down on my neck Oh no She wasn't supposed to answer! I did the only reasonable thing for someone like me I turned and I ran But as I ran, I heard heavy breathing Many steps behind me I turned and saw you A ghost against the desert landscape You look almost dead Shock floods my system Anxiety kicks in I never should have knocked Never should have left that note But you offer a tentative smile In between rapid breaths I look up at you from my sitting spot on the ground "Are you her? The girl that lives there?" I ask and I hope you say yes Say that you get it That you feel the same loneliness I do Until you crumple to the ground before me Are you okay? Is it the shock? Heat waves hit me but I don't care Finally, even though we are both breaking down I feel less alone