Own Embrace

Own Embrace

 

You can just leave me be

Because hey,

I’m used to it

 

I’m my own company

Without me,

I’m alone

 

No one ever sticks around

Long enough

To leave me some kind of

Memory

 

I hear the distant chatter

Groups of friends

And I hold my own hand

It’ll be ok

I’m here

And I’ve never gone

Anywhere

 

I’m never alone

I have myself

I’m all I need

 

It’s so lonely

To be in

Your own company

 

But I pat myself on the back

It’s ok

I’m still here

And I’ve never gone far

I’ve never gone anywhere

I can’t go without myself

So I’m stuck with me

I’m my constant company

Alone

But with myself

Holding my own hand

Listening to the distant chatter

Of others

In each others company 

Author's Note

I don't know if it's all my friends going out to Halloween parties, or my family going out to other family members homes, or the multiple arguments I've gotten into lately, but I'm feeling lonely as a single grape.

Enjoy the poem

Reviews

[Steven]

Well, I would rather have been alone tonight than gone on a s****y date, haha. She drank too much and then got really bitchy with the wait staff. Then she put money on the table when the check came, and walked out without saying anything. I was kindof glad, but when I left five tminutes later she was waiting outside and acted like everything was cool... Hahaha.. God.. But it was fun checking out the costumes.

[That_Girl]

Jeez dude.... what the eff did you do wrong? XD jk jk

[Steven]

Asked her out! XD

[That_Girl]

Hahaha uh huh. Suuuuuure. ;)

[Steven]

:D

[Crazy Cat Man]

Lol wow is everyone having a bad Halloween? Lol wow dude. Sorry about the girl. And sorry for intruding. Lol i had a bad friday night. Saturday was better.

[Destinyxi]

Haha that sounds like quite the date Steven.

[Steven]

Mm. Ive had better ;). But a couple dressed up as a geisha and a flying monkey walked by and smiled at us through the window. That made it bearable

[Destinyxi]

lol a flying monkey xD hahaha sounds awesome.

[Crazy Cat Man]

Sounds like wifey material :P

[Steven]

Yes, I should marry that girl and become a normal, unhappy America :)

[Destinyxi]

Hahaha what an insult to Americans xD tsk tsk

[That_Girl]

*American

:p

[Steven]

It's the only culture I know ;)

[Destinyxi]

That's not true! I'm not American X.X

[Steven]

But I don't know Canadian culture. If I did I'd probably say something like, become a normal, aloof Canadian ;)

[Destinyxi]

LOL aloof xD I follow more Italian traditions than Canadian to be honest

[Steven]

Ok, then disgruntled sexoholic ;)

[Destinyxi]

looool sure sure.

[kublakhan27]

All joking aside, if I had the money to get on a plane to Montreal, I'd be at your door tomorrow. I've been in your shoes often enough to know that, frustrating as it is, these are the times that usually produce a writer's finest moments. This is the best one you've written in a while *hugs*

[Destinyxi]

*hugs back* Thank you, it's different than my recent poems, more emotional haha.

[kublakhan27]

lol It is but it's a great one...hope you're feeling a little better today :)

[Destinyxi]

I am, thank you

[kublakhan27]

:)

[That_Girl]

No worries love, you always have me *hugs you tightly* I'm sorry you feel so lonely. But I suppose it's what makes the poem so good. Your emotions are bold and clear. Lovely job. :)

[Destinyxi]

*hugs back* I know I always have you =D You have me too :) Thanks for your review!

[gombeggar]

'i pat myself on the back' lovely line...and yes i did enjoy yer poem...i understand alone...but for everything there is a reason and something to be learned in and of itself

[Destinyxi]

Good advice, thanks for reading!

[John Stussy]

I did enjoy the poem, but I did not enjoy how sad it was or how lonely you are! True, one's own self can sometimes be all the company that we need, but it wears on ya when you see everyone else with everyone else. However, I must say, if people ain't hanging out with you they're really missing out! Hope you're not lonely for too long.

[Destinyxi]

It does wear on you. Thank you John, you're always too sweet to me haha.

Thanks for reviewing :)

[John Stussy]

Heh, I am no such thing! :P Thanks for sharing this on here, I love reading your work.

[Destinyxi]

You are too, don't even bother denying it. I have proof of this constant sweetness! :P

[John Stussy]

Do not! It's uhhh... simple, commonplace gentlemanliness?

[Destinyxi]

Haha you wish John. It's your sweet kind personality ;)

[John Stussy]

*rolls eyes* You're delusional lass, there's no sweetness here.

[Destinyxi]

Want me to pull out the proof? I have tons.

[That_Girl]

See? I'm not the only one who thinks it!

[John Stussy]

Oy, both you lasses dunno what you're talking about! >.>

[Destinyxi]

psh Avy and I know exactly what were talking about.

[That_Girl]

I have probably a hundred messages of your sweetness saved.

[John Stussy]

Y'all are making me facepalm myself!

[John Stussy]

O.o you save my sweetness?! I mean, alleged sweetness?

[Destinyxi]

hahaha :P

[That_Girl]

I never delete anything lol

[Destinyxi]

Neither do I lol

[John Stussy]

You lasses are too much. >.>

[Destinyxi]

I take that as a compliment =D

[That_Girl]

Just more than you can handle John. :p

[Bare Trees]

We all feel lonely at one time or another, sometime for long stretches at a time. I often feel it around holidays but at times it hits me out of the blue and I go through a bit of depression. Yes, I've held my own hand many times and felt that loneliness listening to the distant chatter. Good poem.

Pendragon

[Destinyxi]

Halloween isn't that bad, when Christmas comes around or Valentines day, they're killers haha. Thanks for your review

[Bare Trees]

No problem.

[James William Dyer]

At the end of the third stanza down, I would center the wiord "Memory" to enhance its importance. I'm having a "freedom night" so I'm jumping around reviewing s**t left and right, haha. My chickadee's in town so I've got free time, but I've heard this lonely halloween thing on a few other pages. Instead of "I can't go without myself" it would be so much more haunting if you wrote "I can't go within myself" and then carry into a line about that being because of the loneliness there. Lots of people are lonely tonight it seems. Enjoy it, it's the best time to soul-search and write.

[Destinyxi]

Haha one thing I noticed about your reviews James, you always want to change my work xD Once it's written and posted, unless there is a spelling mistake, I don't touch it.

Thank you for your review!