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Alone together  

senfully 55F  
618 posts
3/8/2021 1:59 pm
Alone together

I wanted to find out in what way the specialness of my experience could be made to connect me with other people instead of dividing me from them.
—James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name

Alone together
started November th, 2020

We all at times
feel alienated.
Tell me about it,
that thing that
makes you feel
so different and alone.

I might understand
or at least I can listen
and for a brief moment
we can be alone together.

Have you been
a stranger in the only home
you ever knew?
I have.

Do you feel
anger shame fear
all the time?
I do.

Have you silently screamed
for fear if you let the sound loose
you and your world would shatter?
I have.

Did you find your people on a psych ward
and know it was the only time
you would be surrounded those like you?
I did.

Have you ever felt so uniquely formed
you are sure others
wouldn't recognize you as human?
I have.

Do you fall in love with words
shaping them into poems
to show yourself and others
that silence is not the only option?
I do.

Hear my words
find yourself in them
find your own words
and for a brief moment
we can be alone together.

senfully 55F  
443 posts
3/8/2021 2:00 pm

 It feels like I have held this poem for so long. Waiting for it to feel finished. It feels too personal. Too revealing. Too many things missing from it. Too presumptuous of me.


senfully replies on 3/8/2021 2:01 pm:
I wanted to find out in what way the specialness of my experience could be made to connect me with other people instead of dividing me from them.
—James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name

Alone together
started November 30th, 2020

We all at times
feel alienated.
Tell me about it,
that thing that
makes you feel
so different and alone.

I might understand
or at least I can listen
and for a brief moment
we can be alone together.

Have you been
a stranger in the only home
you ever knew?
I have.

Do you feel
anger shame fear
all the time?
I do.

Have you silently screamed
for fear if you let the sound loose
you and your world would shatter?
I have.

Did you find your people on a psych ward
and know it was the only time
you would be surrounded by those like you?
I did.

Have you ever felt so uniquely formed
you are sure others
wouldn't recognize you as human?
I have.

Do you fall in love with words
shaping them into poems
to show yourself and others
that silence is not the only option?
I do.

Hear my words
find yourself in them
find your own words
and for a brief moment
we can be alone together.

kamaruhl3 63M
4985 posts
3/8/2021 2:08 pm

 this is so beautiful yet somber. thank you. you make me feel all sorts of emotions.


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:42 am:
If you feel something reading me, then that's an amazing connection and accomplishment on my part! Thank you for being here and responding. hugs.

Leegs2012 51M
96137 posts
3/8/2021 2:40 pm

 Words well written.


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:41 am:
Thank you for reading me and responding!

flannel_light 61F
4586 posts
3/8/2021 3:21 pm

 You are not alone.
The Light is shinning and she is lonely and waiting in the darkness.


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:42 am:
Thank you! Your response means a lot to me.

Bravo48910 50M
34 posts
3/8/2021 3:25 pm

 Intense.


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:40 am:
Thank you for reading me and responding.

MyLadylips 100F
Ask me for a photo
52 posts
3/8/2021 4:01 pm

 I hear you.


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:40 am:
Thank you. That is such an amazing thing!

MrWrong4RghtNow 57M
2439 posts
3/9/2021 12:12 am

 That’s the beauty of writing. That others can find a connection or solace with another’s views and talents. The most important thing is how do you feel after exposing certain truths? It matters little what we the reader attune to if the author doesn’t experience some form of catharsis.
My name is MrWrong and I approved this comment


senfully replies on 3/10/2021 6:39 am:
Hmmmmm. catharsis. I need to explore that word. For me, it feels amazing to be saying anything publicly. Even the worst poem is an achievement! But I do want them to have some purpose. Many are snapshots of where I am. Some are just fun to write, about trees and things. This one feels important. It isn't just a snapshot. I used to have a blog of my poems, 20 years ago, and I had a section called "Self Poems". This is one of those. I'm trying to find and express something central to me. Thank you for commenting, encouraging, and making me think. Hugs MrW.

Apollo602021 63M

3/9/2021 6:21 pm

 Stop dividing by zero and start adding by 1!
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Leegs2012 51M
96137 posts
3/10/2021 3:57 pm

 Thank you for reading me and responding!
You are so very welcome!!


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