Solitude Poem by Justin Reamer

Sometimes I hate loudness,
For it can be an atrocity,
I cannot take yelling and screaming,
I need a place to think.

Some things come across my mind,
And I cannot hear my thoughts,
I just can't stand it,
And I need a place to think.

I run away from society,
To someplace very quiet,
What I need is time to myself,
In order to think things through.

Whenever I'm at home,
And family is overly loud,
I just go escape the house,
And go outside to think.

When I go outside to think,
I master a soliloquy,
Everyone can hear my thoughts,
If they can just listen.

My thoughts that are so private,
Actually become known,
If you just listen closely,
You'll find out how I feel.

I walk down the beach,
Mastering my soliloquy,
It is perfect solitude,
Of that quiet that I seek.

I hear the birds chirping lightly,
As I walk down to the beach,
The sun is rising oh so bright,
As I reach that wondrous lakeshore.

As I make it to the beach,
I hear the lake speaking with her waves;
She tries to get my attention,
As she goes against the shore.

I walk out on the peer,
Contemplating my thoughts;
I just like the beauty
That I see on the horizon.

I see everything that I see,
From Big Red to the piers,
I see everything in the distance,
From the lake's blue waters and
The boats going on about.

The boats have white triangles
Like a picture God had painted;
The cargo ships are like aircraft carriers
Like photos of World War II.

The waves make a beautiful sound,
As they crash against the shore,
Their simple brustling is so relaxing,
I could easily fall asleep.

I walk on the beach,
Jumping off the rough rocks,
I take my shoes and socks off,
Feeling the warm water against
My bare feet.

I feel the the water brushing against me,
Tickling my bare feet,
I feel the water calm,
as if it's so relaxed.

The water is so inviting,
For it is so warm,
The Lake subtly calls my name,
Saying, 'Come join me.'

I then took off my clothes,
And got into my bathing suit,
I let her persuade me
Into her warm embrace.

I enjoyed the water,
Swimming like a fish,
I like to taste its heartbeat,
For it was very fresh.

I saw every fish
As I swam off the shore.
I saw the trout
As they flipped and flopped.

I enjoyed the water,
For I was born to swim;
I was a strong swimmer,
And I was trained to save lives.

I saw the salmon
Jumping in the waves
As they came up to feed;
I saw sheephead, steelhead,
And even pike as they came
For dinner's bell.

I saw the sturgeon
Swimming far below
Feeding on the Earth's surface;
I saw a dead fossil
Of an ancient reptilian
That was unknown.

I saw the invasive species,
That fed on the natives every day,
I could name them one by one,
If I even tried.

I saw a single lamprey,
Feeding on an unfortunate fish.
He was sucking all of his blood,
And there was nothing the fish could do.

I saw the little goby,
Swimming around the nest,
They were eating all the eggs,
And they could not be stopped.

I saw the Eurasian milfoil,
It was growing all over the place,
It was a giant sea of green,
And it actually was quite gross.

However, I couldn't find a clownfish,
I couldn't find the sharks,
After all, this was Lake Michigan,
For we don't have any whales.

I soon then went back to shore,
And I dried off well,
I then got my clothes on,
And I put back on my shoes.

I then stayed by the Lakeshore,
With the sunset right in front of me.
I just watched the sun go down, ,
And the colours were so wonderful.

It then became dark,
After hours at the beach;
I just got up and walked home,
After my day of solitude.

I then went back home,
And rejoined my family,
My solitude was over,
It was time for reality.