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Standing Alone
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Standing Alone |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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I’m nearly fifty, I’ve been alone most of my life- Surrounded by family, by friends, or by kids and a wife. Years passed so quickly, I wonder just where they have gone- And why they have left me, though crowded, still standing alone. Alone as a young man, I drifted from pillar to post- And found myself leaving the people I cared for the most. Choices I’ve made in my wandering have finally come home, Past failures still haunt me, and here I am standing alone. Alone in my sorrows, alone my decisions I’ve faced- Alone I have lived in a fashion my name to disgrace. I find myself weak at the times that I need to be strong- And inward I flee, and I find myself standing alone. Alone, life behind me, I watch as the sun’s going down- No smile on my features, a grimace, or maybe a frown… My mind now is haunted with memory of people I’ve known- Alas, I forsook them, and Death finds me standing alone. Visit My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/Hompage.html |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Gunslinger.. You just put into words,(and very well I might add), what I've been thinking for a long time now!! Good to know I'm in excellent company!!! This is a favorite, as of now.. ~~~~~~~~~~Never~~~~~~~~~~ say ~~~~~~~~~~Never~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
When you get to be as old as we are you're bound to have some regrets. But life is hardly behind us. The way I figure it, the best is yet to be! Very sad poem, John, very expressive of those regrets. Denise |
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gem Junior Member
since 2000-07-18
Posts 39 |
You are never alone when you can express your feelings like you have in this piece. They say truth will set you free...and with freedom, all things are possible!! Good read!! Gem |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
It's amazing how alone one can feel even in a crowd..well written, Gunslinger..and that age thing..well that big 50 was a tough one for me last year.... ~~soft thoughts Maureen |
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