Shadow

I wrote this about a friend who was very independent, and loved being alone. People thought he was antisocial, but he was just very mature for his age and wanted to find himself.

I'm not alone, though you may think so,

I dream of places I wish to go.

Not alone, but with my shadow.

I lay on my hammock under summers slight breeze

I imagine climbing all of the swaying trees.

I don't feel ashamed, nor do I feel alone

If I want some company,

On the ground, waits my shadow.

If you grow into your skin, you will never be alone

Give your heart its deserving love, before you let it go

How would you deal, if your love goes before you do

It's not guaranteed that they'll live as long as you

But forever your shadow remains as long as you're alive

So really...I am not alone, though you may think so

Everywhere I go, I have my shadow.

Reviews

[TheAdamBryant]

wow , great poem , and such a great message , i am a person who likes to stay alone myself , it's just .. sometimes i want to stay alone listening the sounds of nature , the birds that are flying around and the smell of flowers , sometimes it's good to be alone , it this way you can think at many things that are happening to you ... ups i just started a poem myself :)

[Jolie Blossom]

LOL!! Nice little poem there :) thank you so much! I like to be alone too at times to take everything in around me, feed my thoughts and find inspiration. So glad u liked this poem.

[TheAdamBryant]

i really liked it

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Well said. So many people seem to be afraid of being alone. Perhaps, they just don't have the full inner life that your friend does. He sounds pretty full to me.

"If you grow into your skin, you will never be alone
Give your heart its deserving love, before you let it go" love this

[Jolie Blossom]

I agree, not to say I don't think it's important to have wonderful people in your life... but being content with yourself and having the full inner life as you said, is important too. :) Thank you so much for your kind words :):)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

My pleasure!