Nikki+Giovanni*

//**I'm Not Lonely ***//
- The speaker seems to be convincing herself that she is not lonely. By simply repeating the word "lonely" a number of times throughout the poem the speaker demonstrates how she really feels. - She ended the poem with "all alone", which illustrates the reality of how the speaker actually feels. - Seems as if after her loved one left she no longer feels any emotions at all. - When she was with him, her worst fear was having him leave her, but once that happened she feels empty and has no other thoughts. - The audience //wants// to believe that what the speaker is saying and feeling is true, but knows that it is only a facade.