Solitary

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  • Sadness
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  • Frustrations Of Life
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  • Pain

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    This was written during a very dark period in my life. Sadly, Im still trying to work through it.

    Solitary

     What is it like to be alone
    It's an empty void from within
    That nothing can fill

    It's being locked inside yourself
    Desparately wanting to get out
    But not knowing how

    Calling out in the darkness
    But receiving no answer
    Lost in the wilderness of life
    Crying out for help
    But receiving only the hollow sound
    Of your own echo

    Your bitter tears are your only companion
    Youre a grain of sand on the beach
    Though you are among many
    No one notices
    Some may mold you
    Into objects to amuse them
    But soon the tides come in
    And once again, youre alone

    Always longing, always yearning
    Hoping for tomorrow, but fearing the dawn
    Wondering when the pain will end
    If it does at all

    Its welcoming sleep with open arms
    For with sleep you find your dreams
    And within your dreams you find your peace

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    JadedJezzabel commented on Solitary

    11-29-2010

    Always longing, always yearning Hoping for tomorrow, but fearing the dawn Wondering when the pain will end If it does at all DAMN THIS IS A POWERFUL LINE..........POWERFUL POEM.......MADE ME LOSE MY BREATH
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    LenaM commented on Solitary

    11-29-2010

    This brought tears to my eyes , for you truly "get it" and you managed to convey the pain of being alone while surrounded by people in an elegant and profound way. Thank you for sharing this .
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    tierra7 commented on Solitary

    11-13-2010

    Sweetie, this is totally touchin', I can sooo relate...after bein' alone for many many many years after my husbands death...lookin' ahead seemed like the impossible road to take for me..(we go through a period -our hearts know when we are ready- ).I appreciate this piece !! thank you for sharin'...your gifted words inspire and motivate me and many other souls..Namaste, Tierra@}-'-,
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    kdarcy commented on Solitary

    11-12-2010

    Some excellent lines in this, writing will pull you through, for in the sharing others understand and harbor some of your pain ... never giving it back, be well k
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    Olan01 commented on Solitary

    11-05-2010

    Exactly true, "For with sleep you find your dreams/ And within your dreams you find your peace" and not only peace do you find you find your true self hidden within and its connect to the universe. In the universe you are never alone and the void is filled. Well done and well stated. Love, peace and freedom, Olan.
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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