The Loner Poem by Arnee Akpan

The Loner

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With water rushing down
From those stone like balls
With a twisted face
I try hard to see his tooth
But all to no avail
Baptised in his tears,
His face looks weary

Alone with his thoughts
He watches the world
Others seem to be enjoying
He sights the pasture but can't feed from it
He thinks of himself as been alone
With every pain life inflicts on him
He bleeds red water

The loner
Feels unwanted
He feels useless and worthless
Death wants to befriend him
But yet he wishes to befriend life even though life treats him terribly

The world thinks he's a failure
But can something good come out Bethlehem?
Yes! something good did
But I wonder if anything good can yield out from the loner
My answers still seem foggy
But yet I see a beam of light in it.

The Loner
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: humanity,life
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 08 September 2019

An insightful and poignant rendition nicely brought forth with clarity of thought and mind. Thanks for sharing, Arnee.

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Dr Antony Theodore 24 November 2015

With every pain life inflicts on him He bleeds red water But yet I see a beam of light in it. after writing all that you end the poem positively and when i read it i was very happy. we poets shall spread positive ideas. God bless u. Tony

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Manonton Dalan 21 November 2015

shepherd could be him..lone man on the hill.

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Shakil Ahmed 19 November 2015

But I wonder if anything good can yield out from the loner My answers still seem foggy But yet I see a beam of light in it- -Beautiful lines, your heartfelt thoughts are well presented in the poem, thanks for sharing.

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