A-L-O-N-E
never enough
alone
lone
one
none.
never
enough
for
anyone.
is this
the only
way
to be?
makes me
want to
run
and
flee!
on the
outside
always
looking
in.
surrounded
by crowds
but not
fitting
in.
round
and round
my mind
spins,
'n spins.
a failure,
odd,
weird,
crass.
everyone
can
kiss my
ass.
stretching,
reaching
missing
the mark.
alone
alone,
lonely
in the dark.
no way out,
I can
never see.
no way out,
not for me.
alone
lone
one
none.
never
enough
for
anyone.
falling,
tripping
left
behind.
screaming,
yelling,
pay
no mind.
bleeding,
crying,
ignore
my
pleas.
gasping,
fading,
what's
left
of me?
all I
need is
a prick
of light
to break
these
lonely
chains–
take flight.
a simple
spark–
watch
it
burn.
in the
form of
a friend,
it's
my
turn.
to watch
my
solitary
one
turn
two.
the
difference
made
by
the
shape
of
you.
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Comments (37)
First off, congratulations on the top story with this one. This captured my heart and soul.
Solitude can be beautiful, few people are worth spending time with. No need to be miserable even if alone. People tend to act like it's so terrible, when really it's not. Though it's still easy to feel lonely I guess, because even with all the billions of people in the world, most are shallow automatons. Impossible to connect with. A cat can help you to not feel lonely too. The last line is great.
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Wow! Just so beautiful. I subscribed.
Wow! It felt like I was reading myself. I know the feeling where no matter how much you try, you just won't fit. Powerful words!
This was so powerful, wow. 😳😍 I really loved the last line, “The difference made by the shape of you” - so beautiful! Really well done :)
Just love yourself and I love myself very much and if you are alone then live your life with 'you'.
I love this work. Super cool.
It was very good!
So beautiful!
Beautiful and sad all at the same time. I could feel what the narrator was going through in this. Nice work.
Nice article, love it
This is wonderful. Haunting. Brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my chest. I felt this.
Beautiful and sad at the same time. This poem aptly depicts the hauntingly serious issue of loneliness, something I coincidentally just wrote about. You sum up every uneasy feeling connected to loneliness so well. Great job! :-)
beautifully written. the raw emotion, from the darkest parts of the soul. and then the plea for a prick of light! you paint a beautiful picture with your words I love the ending <3
This reads to me like the streak of a tear down a cheek. I am welling in empathy. ❤❤❤
This is an absolutely gorgeous poem Heather!
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You laid the groundwork for the entrance of that single, solitary friend who could end the lone-ness and one-ness just by being by your side. A truly beautiful story of human connection.
Wow I can see why this got yop story!! :)
Thought-provoking! Sadly, I felt this way yesterday.
Very good - and reading while scrolling down gave it a nice rhythm.
Excellent
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