LONELINESS

He wakes up at night
Something pulling
Someone.
At him.

He rises from bed
Moves through corridors
Of ship's night.
Searching

His prowling is nothing new.
Insomnia a beast
Tedious to fight.
Impossible.

He moves through the night
Observation Deck beckoning
Doors hiss open.
Emptiness

There in the shadows
Gazing at the stars
He stands,
Silent.

This enigma
Aloof, correct
Yet vulnerable
Untouchable

Darkened eyes
Grow darker with pain.
Unblinkingly watching
Waiting

Passing through stars
Illuminating the stoic face
Of a lonely man
Hurting

The captain gasps
Because he knows
That feeling
Loneliness

A gut-wrenching,
soul-encompassing
Loneliness
Painful

The human feels it
Like it is his own
Because it is
Familiar

His own pain
Reflects in dark eyes
Looking out
Unseeingly

He moves forward
Toward this man
He barely knows
Reaching.

Spock turns
Elegant slanted brow
Rising high
Questioning

No words are spoken
They simply stand
Pain is slowly drifting away
Together