Lonely

Lonely is a very scary place to be.  Great poem but sad.  I hope you can find what you neede or want.

Beautifully expressed! We all feel this loneliness sometimes, but we are never alone.

I think that sometimes just recognizing loneliness is a source of strength. We must find that companionship in who we have. I doubt it is you who are the source of thelacking: there is just something (or someone) not there.

Cheryl, You express the human condition with a flair!

I feel that way too more then sometime Cheryl, basically a lot.  Nice poem.

nice poem!

very nice Cheryl, i'm like this most of the time, to cure it I go to Ikea ;)  buy some chocolate or something you know :0) that's how i do it ;)

very nice poem

Thanks for the share, I can really identify with this piece.

This definitely says a lot! It seems like we live in an age of chronic loneliness, because so many of our traditional community connections have been splintered in so many directions. But some of them have thankfully reunited here. I guess I am somewhat lucky in that I have learned "the virtue of loneliness," yet I also like to be with people as long as it's not an overwhelming number of them. I guess we need to learn to use our aloneness to recharge our soul batteries, then reach out to others to find our way back to the light of love, which is already hidden within. Thanks for posting this!

Very good poem, it's weird being alone is my biggest fear. Maybe it is because I felt alone all my life.  From an abused child to marring my first husband for wrong reasons, then being domestically abused by second husband.  Now that I am so happily married I am scared of loosing it all. It is weird.

Hi again dear friend - my hope is that this lovely and touching piece, shrouded as it is in the mists of melancholy, does not reflect your own current condition but rather, is your heartfelt observation of humanity based on past experiences. As so many of my own scribbles reflect things from the past - although, of course, old ghosts still find places throughout our lives, to hang their hats.

Well done, as always.

Hi, Julian!  So wonderful to see you again....:)  I hope that all is well with you...and that you are going to stick around.  I've missed  you...

I feel guilty for enjoying your poem. I mean that in a good way. It flowed so nicely, but it was so sad at the same time. I hope the loneliness has passed by now! But thank you for being so brave as to share your feelings. Even the ones that make us feel unconfident.

You are never lonely when you have two minds about anything, I am always in two minds.. should I do this or should I do that... gee I have some wonderful conversations.

great poem Cheryl.

Very nice poem!

I so know what you are talking about. I can feel alone with others around me, though. I am always here for you if you ever want to talk. :) Hugs

What a wonderful piece, Cheryl!     The last line captures the essence of loneliness very well, indeed.     Well done, my friend!!

I hate being lonely too. =(

I'm sending you hugs. Lovely poem

I enjoy my solitude, but do feel lonely since my love is all the way in India. Well done, Cheryl. Many people are connecting with this one. Thank you for posting to our group.

good write, but being alone is powerful, not lonely!

Cheryl, this poem makes me feel a kinship with you. It is as if I wrote it. The way you have written it is well crafted and flows beautifully. Thank you!

Thank you, Chana....

Just put off the lights and enjoy those hours of humility. Even that passes!

Good idea....

I can relate,  We can at times be surrounded by people but still feel a lonliness inside because we are not getting something we need that is vital to our well being.   We all are there at times.     Sometimes we are lonely for someone missing in our life that was once there.    It helps to pray then we are not so alone.

I think any one of us did feel that way, at least once - so beautifully written and so true!...

Blessings and best wishes - S.

Yes, so true !

Lonely, you cannot be; before we fade.

A good poem.

Good wishes, forever

I know this feeling all too well.  I can't believe I've gone from a small town where I was popular beyond belief with all kinds of friends to a city surrounded by a million people and don't know anyone buy mt best friend, who is so busy lots of times, he doesn't have a chance to get together despite living ten blocks apart.  It hurts so bad, there are days I don't even want to go on; which is most days.  I have a feeling I'm going to die of loneliness.

HUGS, Rob.  It saddens me to think of you ever feeling lonely.  You are such an inspiration to so many people.  I know you have a lot of friends here on Gather who would sorely miss you if you weren't around.  I know it isn't quite the same as having lots of people there with you in person, though.  Feel better...and my friendship door is always open...:)

Very nice poem

I'm sure many can relate to the feelings you've expressed here, Cheryl.

So very true. I've been there. I think most people have had those times.

beautifully written... sometimes I feel like you can use that to your advantage, recharge, get back up and fight another day.....hoping you are feeling great today!!!  

Very true, Barb!  Thanks for the comment!

I know this feeling exactly!
So much so lately.

Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting

Sorry for the generic comment... have not been around for a while and have well over 5000 e-mails.. in my attempt to get to everyone that has taken the time to make a link, I am just leaving this generic comment....

Everyone feels lonley from time to time.  You expressed it very well.

Lonliness and validation is one of the primary ways people control each other ... that is the really sad thing, that is the shameful part of it, being lonely means that you are susceptible to being used or manipulated .. unless you can ignore it or control it, and use someone else's loneliness.  Can people really change the way they are built or are we going to use the same old paradigms until our dissatisfaction leads to war, revolution, repression and chaos?  Nice poem.

thanks for sharing...

Ahh, I know this feeling all too well.  I can be in a room full of friends and family and still feel lonely at times.  Funny how the mind works eh?

This is good Cheryl, touching.

I too am frequently lonely. Yet, when given the chance for company, so many times I find myself declining.  Mostly I think I'm lonely because I allow myself to be.

Cheryl I could not stop the tears from rolling down on my face.  "Sometimes I need a hug," really got to me.  This poem says all the things I feel.  t b. commented what I was about to say...."when given the chance for company, so many times I find myself declining... I do decline most times.  I usually feel that I am not worthy to be around these people or the might see a part of me that they don't like.

Loneliness is not easy.  I know the people around my neighborhood think that there is something wrong with me.  I am always alone.  I sit alone at restaurants.  I walk around with having no one to speak with... Le me stop here.  I thank God for gather sometimes.

HUGS, Gessy.  I've felt just the way you describe before.  It can be very easy to isolate yourself when you feel this way.  Sometimes we have to force ourself out of our comfort zone to be around people....and it helps.  Taking that first step is so hard, though.

Beautifully written Cheryl. I find myself that way all too many times since my dear husband passed away and I moved up here to ohio from florida, leaving all my dear friends behind, supposedly to be closer to my children, but i see them or hear from them less then when I lived in florida. You captured my feelings excactly.

I heard that! but lonely can also be a very nice place to be. Lonely is usually the most peacful place to be. Sorry, don't mean to be a buzzkill :)

Very true, Matthew.  I actually enjoy being "alone".  I think "loneliness" is something different...and can happen even when other people are around.

thanks!

Cheryl, a great poem, I think it speaks volume about a human condition and how so many out there feel.   I hope and pray you didn't write this peace in reflecting your condition.  You have many people in the Land of Gather that care about you and that is very awesome!

Take Care, and sending a smile to you today! :  )

You state well the feelings of melancholy.

As a small critique, I personally would omit 'to be' from the two lines where these words are used. I just think the 'to be' does not fit your rhythmic flow.

You touched something  personal to me here. I'm happily married but that does little to stave off the moments of frozen lonliness when no one in the world can comprehend the ghosts inside my head and my heart. We are lonely creatures and I often think we're meant to be. The demons we must fight we fight alone. When we grieve we grieve alone and when we die, we die alone. Thank you for this.