Alone is not Loneliness

I was minding my own business

considering my own affairs

swallowed up by the horizon

when something caught my eye

upon a hill of a no consequence

a mighty figure

alone yet defiant

i drove right on by

pretending to ignore

that it caught my attention

and yes I admit

i heard the whisper

as loud as a clarion call

i threw my car in reverse

and found myself walking toward you

drawn. magnetically so.

to stand alone

is not loneliness

to know who you are

is an act of defiance

against the haters

and naysayers

and those whom you longed for

i found a moment of solace

a glimpse of respite

i found my way back to the car

and with new resolve

drove off into the night