Let Me Be Alone With Me

I love life/I love people. When alone I think of both. The noise of life can be overwhelming. It is in solitude I can see and understand things more clearly..

i wish i was

a bird with wings

to sail above

everything

high above

the homeless camps

broken people

exit ramps

take my chances

above the clouds

look down upon

the weary crowds

let me glide

above it all

the greed and hate

the shopping mall

 

because i don't need a lover

i don't need a friend

i don't need you to lie for me

hold my hand or pretend

i want to ride upon the breeze

let it guide my destiny

i just need a heart i know

let me be alone with me

 

i wish i was

a bird with wings

looking down

on wedding rings

pushed in back

of musty drawers

with musty dreams

of moon lit shores

i want to fly

beyond the sight

of everyone

who hurts for spite

above the wars

fought for greed

a world that's lost

it's dignity

 

because i don't need a lover

i don't need a friend

i don't need you to lie for me

hold my hand or pretend

i want to ride upon the breeze

let it guide my destiny

i just need a heart i know

let me be alone with me

 

 

Reviews

[Nick Erickson]

"pushed in back
of musty drawers
with musty dreams
of moon lit shores"

"a world that's lost
it's dignity"

This sums up the necessity for moments of solitude, to let us get above it all, forgetting all our woes and minor worries and look down upon the world as a whole. Excellent.

The comment about a world that's lost it's dignity is so fitting, one of the reasons we need to escape. Nothing is sacred or private any more.

Well done.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

the key in this for me was the line...a heart i know...the bible says the heart is deceifully wicked... and then asks...who can know it? the answer is simple...only the owner of the heart can know its intentions...its efforts...its suffering...perhaps that is why we all feel so very alone in a world full of other people...some of us feel like aliens, not people at all, just sharing the physical characteristics...because when we see hatred, injustice, prejudice, ignorance and greed, we think...i am not one of those animals
or we hope there has been some mistake with the route of the galactic stork...this was a wonderful read from a great talent, i enjoyed it very much.

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Thats a wonderful poem Rain, yes sometimes its better to be alone, to handle with our troubles by ourself, no one knows our heart better than us, Hold on and be strong , thank you for your great poetry ..Yossi

[Valentine]

WOW..Rain..this is absolutely heart wrenching yet beautiful..I know in times like you and I have had in life and are having that it seems we would just be better off out of this world and away from fear and all hurtful things..Rather than a bird...I think I would wish to be an angel going aropund helping they ones you have mentioned here to find real life with our Savior..Loved it..God bless//Valentine

[Iretex2012]

this is cute. great write.

[J.Black]

"because i don't need a lover
i don't need a friend
i don't need you to lie for me
hold my hand or pretend
i want to ride upon the breeze
let it guide my destiny
i just need a heart i know
let me be alone with me"

Wow, this is f*****g amazing. This should be the top writing of this week not mine. LOVE IT.

[BrightEyes]

like you, Ray, I love people. yet even as a child, I always needed that alone time, that space where I was just me, and only me. it is true that the noise of the world can distort thoughts, twist them and turn them until confusion reigns. It is those times when we need that place within us, that takes us above it all, and allows us counsel with our own heart and soul, where truth lies. great write, as always :)

*hugs*
laura

[Ladysue]

Oh Rain, I can definitely identify with this one too. What a feeling you described. This read beautifully and yes we all need to, at times, find that space that brings us some peace. I love this piece...it is indeed a freeing feeling....You captured that yearning so well. Excellent, Rain.

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What a wonderful poem. Its so free...reading it I felt like I was flying. youre so descriptive without being overdescriptive. Very lovely!!!

[Spat Queen]

Who hasn't felt this way at some point in their life. This is a wonderful expression of that aching to be released of something. To be liberated or set free. A desire for space. I can really feel the breath in my lungs when I read it. A perfect piece to read when one is feeling crowded.

/i don't need you to lie for me
hold my hand or pretend/

This piece holds many gems.
Great read.

[Lola Nation]

the homeless campsbroken people exit ramps -- great line.

sweet sadness and sometimes it is better to be alone than to deal wth w/the onslaught of life's difficulties.

nicely written.