Outside This Solitude Poem by William Lindenmuth

Inside this moment of solitude
Enraptured by pure thought
in a contemplative mood
A purely mental sport
though it may not be a game
That any mind should play
It truly is an exercise
That forms my thoughts today
Sometimes I think I am better off
To create my own clean slate
But my mind is agile and catches up
My reaction far too late
A simple little joustabout
In the meeting of a mind
Where it seems the deeper that you look
The more that you will find
A journey of your memories
Wasted time in space
For they don't affect the future
But I guess they have their place
So maybe I should take a break
And join the human parade
In search of true reality
No self induced charade
And take the time to appreciate
Our ever changing mood
And appreciate the life we have
Outside this solitude