Alone again, I sit quietly,
I put the tablet down from reading,
Looking around at my empty room,
In need, but not knowing what it is.
Is it hunger? Is it warmth?
A human touch put forth?
This Need unfulfilled,
And I don't even recognize it.
What it is I cannot say,
Yet I feel it growing everday.
A sad lament for what?
Something that I haven't got.
As obvious my Loneliness,
Is to blame, like a coldness
Without a Flame.
Submitted: December 17, 2021
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Are you okay?! Call me Retta. I hate to think you're lonely during the holidays! :^(
Sat, December 18th, 2021 10:12amIn so few words, you've summed up feelings we all share even when in a room full of people. A natural thing, I'm sure, and okay, as long as we keep moving forward for better days and hoping for what tomorrow may bring.
It is hard to describe the longing to connect in a way meaningful, but you've summed it up far better than I could. Thank you for expressing it so well and sharing that gift with us. :)
Very concise, a classic!
Tue, December 21st, 2021 9:30amI agree with Amy, you hit a homerun with this one... And lonely IS extremely difficult!
I've never been called Rod before, Though hot has been thrown out there a few times... Oh, you mean a hot Rod? I have been known to manage one of those from time to time!!! LOL!!!
Fri, December 24th, 2021 12:42pmI knew that, just figured I'd have a bit of fun with you!
It's all I can do from a distance!
Being alone, for whatever reason or in whatever situation, can certainly breed the need for something and yet it can remain unidentified. A hollow feeling inside, an unasked question in the mind, or just a general overall feeling of something missing in our life. Your poem put it wonderfully into words.
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You need some holiday cheer :)
Fri, December 17th, 2021 5:49pmAuthor
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I do!
Fri, December 17th, 2021 1:04pm