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So Lonely |
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Zeigeist Member
since 2009-12-09
Posts 311Michigan 
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So Lonely Sometimes late at night I get so lonely. The air in my small room gets so thick and slow. It seems like there is never going to be anyone to fit in this puzzle that is my life. My dreams are those of a simple man. to find someone to stand by me who loves me like I love them. Such a hard thing it seams. There are times when I am so afraid that I squeeze my eyes shut and put my hands together and pray. I ask God if maybe somehow he has lost track of my soul. Sometimes late at night I get so lonely, so lonely. Zeitgeist. [This message has been edited by Zeigeist (04-25-2010 09:24 AM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I have nights like these too and I am married/loved  |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
may be you should don't feel concern and things could improve, when we don't seek we often find, this can be a good key I guess...However thanks for the moving and graceful poem... regards yann |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
What seems so simple, is indeed complex...the treasure that you seek has been there all along...inside of you. Loved the wordplay here. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
It happens when it happens... that "watched pot never boils" thing. Thanks for sharing. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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Zeigeist Member
since 2009-12-09
Posts 311Michigan |
Thanks everyone for your your kind repies and your your sound advice. I appreciate all of you very very much. Zeitgeist. |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Zeitgeist, it is far, far better to be lonely on your own, than to be lonely WITH somebody. I know, I have been both. I have been divorced for 36 years. I have had relationships since, but none that came to anything lasting, and whilst it would have been great (maybe) to have met a complete soulmate, I didn't - I sometimes thought I did, but I was wrong . . . BUT I allow myself to be my own person, and I have freedom to do and think what I want, when I want, and that is very precious to me. There are so many people who are not allowed to be themselves because their spouses simply won't allow it. Many of them don't even know that they are exclusively living somebody else's life, not their own. Below are 2 poems that are probably in the Archives here somewhere, but I thought I would copy them in here for you to see. They weren't even about my husband. This is how a boyfriend made me feel. Perhaps they will help you, at least a little bit, see your blessings. At least you don't have this: ALIENATION 1994 The thick carpet of their silence grew between them And grew And grew And grew so tall that it enveloped them. Their glassy eyes could just make out the vague shape that was the other, disappearing into a sea of beige. They felt the tentacles of woollen pile reaching for their throats and slowly, oh so slowly, the carpet of their silence constricted them until their thrashing arms dropped to their inert sides and they were as dead as their malunion. GOODBYE April 1994 I could find no poetry in your soul; I couldn’t teach your heart to sing; You wouldn’t let my spirit fly; And so I stand here on the moonlit beach With icy water at my feet And whistling wind around my ears. With sad relief, I toss the ashes Of our might-have-beens Into the air, and as I do, I feel the flutter of my wounded spirit As it breaks free and tries to soar, But the wind plunges it into the waves below. It splutters, then struggles to the shore, And, bird-like, hops before me As I make my homeward way. The healing process has begun. Zeitgeist, after 36 years of freedom, its taste is even better than ever. Don't be afraid of it. It is a precious gift. Of course, if you find a woman who really works at making you happy (and rarely makes you unhappy) and you do the same for her, so much the better, but if it doesn't, life can still be good, perhaps even better, depending on what you do with it. Owl |
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Zeigeist Member
since 2009-12-09
Posts 311Michigan |
Owl, I am deeply moved by the two fine poems you chose to share with me. You are someone with true strength and compassion. I hear your words and will keep them close to me for a long time to come. My thanks. Zeitgeist |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Your poem is so very powerful and deeply touching, especially since I am going through this lately. This is one of your finest poems...you expressed the intense longing and loneliness well! |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Hi Zeigeist, I feel for you my friend for to have a loving partner is one of the most wonderful thing that can happen to any of us. Often it is the lack of meeting different women who are also looking for a partner. I would suggest that you join some club or become a volunteer worker where you can meet plenty of people and also volunteering gives you a great personable feeling of satisfaction and self esteem. Good luck and God bless. Lindsay |
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Zeigeist Member
since 2009-12-09
Posts 311Michigan |
Honeybee and Lindsay, thank you both for your warm thoughts and kind words. I cherish all the fine people here at PIP, and enjoying the poetry very much. Zeitgeist. |
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