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Mark R Slaughter (1957)
'Alone! ' I cried
'Alone! ' I cried again.
'Alone I am with me!
Lonely in a world of mist
Alone, I reach to touch your wrist
And see if I am thee.’
To be alone beside a soul
Afloat, adrift; an empty ghoul
Alone in woe; the yearning flesh
To fill a thin, contorted mesh
Diffuse atop an icy floor, alone.
So much alone in fact, I lack
The tonal vibrancy of life:
I am a song without a tune
alone;
A greying sky in June
alone;
The blueness of a sullen moon
– waning in a starless night–
alone;
Coasting down a weedy pass
alone;
The only image in the glass
alone;
To meet a certain heavy fate
– to turn and shut the knurly gate–
…alone.
Copyright © Mark R Slaughter 2009
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alone alone alone alone
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I enjoyed reading this poem of solitude and isolation. So sad to see so many people writing about this very subject. But if emotion is the goal to portray, then I'm sure many people can feel your message in this finely crafted poem.
sorry nicely written poem.
how do i find my poems i write in here. I wrote 2 cant see them in the forum sect.
I love it very touching
I know how you feel.
Beautiful poem.
i liked it the poem made me feel like life is about how you handle being alone its not about when you have the support of others
I like it. everybody is alone...
it marks how i feel and i can feel so much aloness ur poem gets it right
Beautiful! ! ! ! ! Mark you have a great gift with words and poetry.
[Alone I waited for solitudeness]
A very g'd poem! ! !