Does Being Part Of A ' Larger Identity ' Make Us Less Lonely? …. [topic Suggested By Savita Tyagi; Medium] Poem by Bri Edwards

A poem by Savita Tyagi, 'A Larger Identity' …….and here I go again.
I THINK I can write of what she writes; I'm not sure when.
What does Savita mean by a 'larger identity" in her verse?
(Sometimes a choice of poetic interpretations can be a curse!)

Well, perhaps not the MOST serious curse I've had.
E.G. wife number two was really, really BAD!
[OK, there I go again making fun of an ex-wife, ….but …
If I can't do that, what can I do for fun in this, my life? ]

I suppose some find solace in being part of the human race,
but …I'd tend, instead, to feel being part of it is a disgrace!
A part of "my country" then? The same at times is true.
Yes, I'm not the biggest waver of the Red, White, and Blue.

My state, my country, my little city where I live?
To none of them would I choose to, my entirety, give.
When I was a church member or a Scout - - -now that was close - -,
but being part of a nuclear** family is what I'd identify
myself with most.
AND a loosely-bound, small group of friends from past and present.
These last two ‘larger' identities usually help make my life more pleasant ….
AND help me be less-lonely.

And there is, of course, our own PoemHunter.com,
with some members who try to mimic my wife, daughter, friends and Mom.
And some, like me, are really wonderful jokesters, and
all-around nice.
And, to some I give, and from some I receive …. advice.

Yes PH helps keep me "not lonely", it is true.
That's why, dear PoemHunter, …..I so ‘love' YOU!

(December 2015)