A Paradise of Strangers

You found yourself 

in a paradise of strangers

all going one direction or another,

though none towards you. 

You stood alone on the sidelines

not sure who to follow

where to go 

Seemed everyone had a place

except you. 

But then, 

you decided to 

make your own way

and took off

through that sea of strangers

into the unkown. 

Reviews

[Priya]

Wow. I more than just love this! In so few words, you have captured a moment perfectly. The travails of life, the loneliness and desolation, but also the will to fight against the tide, to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, to derive faith from within oneself. The fact that I could extrapolate so much from so few words is testimony to your skills.

[eatmills]

I can see what you write of in my mind. Such amazing imagery your piece has portrayed.

[Me]

Thought provoking. Quite a beautiful poem.

[Priscilla Sayers]

Yes, a very good write.

[Dark Poetry]

very good

[Amila Jay]

Your lines have truth in it. An excellent write :))

[Marie]

Each of us, eventually, must make our own way, even moving from a paradise. You misspelled "paradise" in the 2nd line and "unknown" in the last line.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A perfectly written piece, well done, good read.

[Pencrafter]

A very thought-provoking poem. It poses interesting questions. How is it a paradise? Do you need to follow someone? I like the simple statements but at the same time it makes us think. Nice job.

[ba_mcfarlane]

Aisling, I once used it for a main character, a woman. It's an almost lost proper feminine name in the Gaelic. Those of us, with that heritage, some, close to many, are born poetic in their bones. Have you ever written in the Gaelic?

[Divinity Sleeps in This]

This poem is now famous to me E.A. This poem embodies my entire life.