Alone is such a simple word
that stands by itself like a
pit after the peach is eaten
It is articulated to some as
a means to keep their distance
like togetherness is the poison
ivy of congregation of this here world
But it taint that, it taint that at all I
say – it is like dancing in a room
of strangers when only you are
out of step and clumsy to a fault
Loneliness isn’t aloneness - that is
when there is more craziness inside
less homeless, more I don’t care to
be-ness, if that is even a word
Alone is solitary yet unique as
a narcissistic ghost that can’t see
itself in the bathroom mirror
it treads lightly by hoping for a view
Unlike any other word it needs a
companion yet it asks for none
wants for none, needs for none
so please, dear god, don’t give it one.
Author notes
I am new here and this is my first try at a contest. Hope this one goes OK.
This is the best poem I now have written, and with AP don't feel so alone as I hope it has done with you. That having others to share poetry with makes life more of a community thing.
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This is a great poem--it gives you a feeling of loneliness but also redemption with lines like "like dancing in a room of strangers when only you are out of step." That is just one of the great lines in this poem. Another favorite is "a narcissistic ghost that can't see itself in the bathroom mirror"--what a great image!
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