is there a difference between ennui and loneliness?
sometimes it feels like they're the same
i know fundamentally they're separate
ennui can embody occupational or other life unrest
loneliness inherently houses around interactions with others
but what if you have relationships
and interactions
and sociability that you'd expect to have
and yet it's not enough
you just end up staring at the paint
unable to focus on other tasks
just sorta drifting through the seconds
the hours themselves
fantasizing about other friends you don't see
hobbies you're not doing
everything you don't have in that exact moment
is that not ennui?
or is it just depression?
perhaps mania fading
if only we had a diagnostic report for our mental state
a readout of what's going on chemically
i might not be so lost at this present moment
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RandomA mess of stuff that won't fit elsewhere. Some are pretty absurdist, no direct continuity unless stated (doubtful on that, these are meant to be one-off poems/stories). I like to explore different styles of writing in small works like this, so some...
