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Loneliness

I'm surrounded by a sea of people

As far as the eye can see

All flowing in the same direction

And just floating along, is me

 

I've been wading in this water

Letting it carry me any way

Not caring about which direction

And never having any say

 

After wading all this time though

My legs started growing tired

So finally it was time to choose

Which direction I desired

 

But the problem with floating along

Was that I never became aware

I wasn't really a part of the waves

I was just sort of...there

 

What I wanted didn't matter

The waves still moved as one

Whether I moved with or against them

Didn't matter in the long run

 

Then I thought I better get out

And give myself some time to think

But I couldn't see the shore anymore

And with that, I started to sink

 

Now I'm surrounded by a sea of people

As far as the eye can see

All still flowing in the same direction

But drowning in it, is me

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Written by
willow-anne
American
Published
Sep 21, 2014
Lines·Words
28·175
Notes

"I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone." Robin Williams <3

Wow, I am so honored that this was chosen for daily poem and that I have received so many friendly comments.

Thank you all for your friendly words and messages, and for your love and support. You have no idea how much it means to me. <3

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