Alone

Alone

Sometimes I'd rather be alone

to stand up strong to every foe

to show that I can hold my own

a single solitary force

When others come I creak and groan

I complain for I'd rather be alone

I don't want them here

I don't need them here

I can do it on my own

But when they leave

I cry

tears fall from the sky

and sting me as I wait

all alone

Perhaps I'd rather not be alone

As I sit in solitude waiting

I notice all around me

is a force that never moves

For in all weathers, it shields me

protects me even if not completely

even when I am alone

He is near me

Sometimes I yearn to be alone

perhaps not to fight every foe

perhaps not to prove a point

but just to reflect

relax

enjoy

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I took this picture when I was in college on the Auburn University campus.  This poem is inspired by Mama Kat's workshop.

If you want to see the before and after edit of the shot check it out here -- Before and After

I also linked my poem up with The Southern Institutes new blog hop -- What's on your heart?