I wake in the morning-
and feel comfortable in my home.
Take my time getting dressed, brushing my hair,
and playing loud music to drown out the silence.
In the afternoon,
I'm filled with inspiration and thoughts,
but sometimes I wish there was someone here to listen-
other than my walls which bounce all my ideas back.
In the evening,
I cook too much dinner.
Preparing a meal for two, with only one person eating,
"just in case"
And the night time,
is when I hurt the most.
Trying to arrange my pillows into a friend-
I long to lie my head down on your chest.
This house, that is mine
barely feels like a home.
I am falling farther each day,
that I am stuck in this life alone.
Author notes
I know you said twenty lines or less, there are only twenty of actual writing, three of returns, I hope this is okay. This poem is about losing someone I loved and struggling to live on my own.
A contest entry
- Do You Live Alone? by Judith Chandler.
700 points, ended November 7, 2008, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Returns don't count. A touching write about the details of being alone when you aren't used to it and missing the person who was there before.
Thank you for entering my contest. -
Definitely the downside of living alone very emotional and this really kept me on the edge, and the way you finish it "that I am stuck in this life alone." Although I don't know your beliefs I have found God to be my comforter and peace provider. When I have been lonely I talk to God and He helps to support me through my weaknesses. However you might not chose God you may have other feelings I don't know I'm just saying that God has provided me with a lot of comfort.
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