Loneliness

Dear J
Why is it that we can be surrounded by so many people and yet still feel so overwhelmingly lonely? Is it the lack of that one special person with whom we can bare our souls and truly be ourselves? Is it just the need to be able to talk to someone and share our worries without feeling like we are burdening ourselves onto them? Or is it a deeper need, borne from a lack of satifaction within ourselves?
Some days I feel truly at peace with the universe. I don't need anyone else and I know that no matter what happens I will always be able to find my way. Then there are the days like today, where I find myself crying for that one special person to hold me and tell me that I am loved and wanted and that my place in the universe is secure because they believe it, even when I don't. I know I am not alone in this need, but I am alone in my need and I wish I could find you.
Love and Light
Annie