Aloneness

Aloneness

Aloneness

isn’t that bad

it gives you  

a fulfilling feeling within

when all that is without 

seems noisy and disturbing 

It’s your own hand

you hold to feel complete 

with your right palm

wipe off tears 

of your left cheek

Isn’t it comforting 

to feel comforted 

in your own bed of roses

to feel loved in 

your own heart 

of attacked pinions

Isn’t it lovely 

to feel secure 

with your own self

on a dark stormy night

to be able to hug tight 

your own body and talk 

to your own mind

in the mirror

which smiles back 

To put a little bindi 

on your forehead 

even when it does not 

signify bond or bondage

of any kind

To be loved by God

as the only parent and 

saviour to have

who kept you safe 

and loved even when 

you were most 

unsafe most unloved

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