Life's a Crossword

"A six-letter word for love, a four-letter word for loneliness. my nouns and adjectives are mixed, but basically my word was lonely. you love, and you leave yourself open to vulnerability; you love, and you end up missing the person/thing not there; you love, and you run a whole gamut of risks knowing full well all the ways you can be hurt in return."

I got this from Von, her words for love and life are deep as usual. Puts my thoughts over the past few weeks into perspective.

Even though you don't know Von, you've cheered me. (: