Alone... Poem by Dustin Bradley

There's a thought that sits within us, a word that lives within us,
In our pits it twists and spins us from the dreaded word 'alone'.
Your heart is newly broken with the words so fiercely spoken,
Yet, these words so fiercely spoken are the only ones you've known.
All these memories of someone there is all you've ever known,
And without them, there is nothing, but that evil word 'alone'.

So, you stay for fear of losing, pretending it's your choosing,
Only self is all your loosing, loosing from that word 'alone'.
Night and day you sit in sorrow of the rainy day tomorrow,
With no happiness to borrow, giving everything you own,
Your life, your mind, your heart, your soul, no longer are your own,
Trading everything you are and have, but at least your not 'alone'.

Then one day the lessons learned, suddenly your path has turned,
Knowing love was never earned, and you move on all 'alone'.
Somewhat damaged from the last and not learning from the past,
Comes a new one like the last and their mask is all that's shown,
Once again you trust, unhealed, believing whatever you are shown.
Again, one more, a wounded heart you trade for not 'alone'.

Now your life, I know, seems twisted, thinking fairy tales existed,
When in fact they do exist, just if, you learn the meaning of 'alone'.
As natural as is breathing as to lose the fear of leaving,
Or the fear of being left believing you have never grown,
Do not possess the strength to say you have ever really grown.
Yet, it's yours to take, and strive, and make, by learning from 'alone'.

When you realize such a gift, not your heart just set adrift,
Your mentality can shift and lift your understanding of 'alone'.
So much power, love, and pride just from learning what's inside,
What you need you can provide yourself in all that you have grown,
Answers come and lessons learned, from everything your ever shown,
Knowing truly what you have to give, knowing truly what you own,
And that person you have become now is the best you've ever known,
All by loving everything you find within the meaning of 'alone'