“Let me add quickly that I like women, but am a bachelor by choice. While bachelors are lonely people, I’m convinced that married men are lonely people with dependents.” ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The life of the postmodern bachelor
Is an odd one; though many are alone
Few have an elective affinity
For their own company, well known
After all, we are social animals
With unusual, fascinating minds;
Solitude is for loons and criminals
In it, awareness its own secrets finds
Consider the stag’s quiet majesty
The pristine self-sufficiency of one
Who remains obstinately, purely free
His battle for autonomy hard won
To the benign bachelor, show good will:
He bothers none by being single still
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (6)
"Solitude is for loons and criminals". But it allows more time for writing! And there's nothing wrong with being a little looney. I hope. lol
Maybe we are all alone, at that
Hahahaha I love this!! 💗Great poem! 💗
Then looks like I'm a loon and a criminal, lol! I love my solitude! I ain't never gonna give that up by getting married hahhahaha! Loved your poem!
Very contemplative. Bachelors are not weird!
so true, great last line!