The Pain of the Lonely

There is no word to properly describe the pain of loneliness.
It's a deep ache that takes over your entire soul.
It's an all encompassing bodily scream that echos from within. Shaking one's core without making an audible sound.
The memory of touch tugs at your heart.
The memory of smell rocks your brain.
The pain remains regardless of surroundings.
Regardless of the number of people around you.
Much of the time, the ache of loneliness becomes multiplied exponentially with each new body in your presence.
You smile.
You laugh.
You listen.
You make them laugh.
You never tell.
You never show.
You never admit.
You cry.
You only cry alone.
You cry in bed.
In the dark.
Silently weeping.
Silently aching.
Your heart silently deteriorating...
Alone.