Solitude Comes to Aide My Loneliness

I hated the very sight of Loneliness lurking around my Soul
I snuffed out any sign of it out to keep away from its scorching pain
I force-fed myself pills of gratitude, shoved into my Soul
Clung tightly to any feelings of connection I told myself I should feel
I hoped I can tie those feelings like ropes to strangle Loneliness
When Loneliness next reared its ugly head
To finally free my Soul of all its Shadow.
 
I thought I had to rid my world of Loneliness
By banishing the feeling from every corner of my Mind
Until Solitude came over by my side, hugging my rigid shoulders
And the hate started to dissolve, softening the grip of my arms.
Gently, into my ear, she whispered to me:
“There goes Loneliness,” she said, “With nowhere to go
There is no place for it to live, no one by its side.”
I saw how the gremlin Loneliness hung its head,
A refugee on constant move in its own homeland.
 
Then Solitude’s hug became a blanket around my Soul
And Loneliness dissolved into it, becoming a part of it
Loneliness did not vanish, but had found a new home within Solitude
In the loving embrace of Solitude, integrating with her as one.
Rather than replace Loneliness, Solitude is Loneliness’s company
Loneliness is still there, but it now feels safe, so it feels less lonely.
 
Even the Hater in me, who wanted to vanquish Loneliness to oblivion
Was embraced by Solitude too, as she is the companion to all my feelings.
The Hater sleeps comfortably by Loneliness’s side, dissolving right next to it.
The Hater is still there, but it now feels cared for, so it feels less hateful.
 
Solitude cultivates in me an appreciation
For my Sense of Selfhood, even when I am feeling lonely.
A companion to my Loneliness, rather than its replacement,
Solitude nourishes and houses it rather than starves out or exiles it.
Solitude celebrates my inner world by providing me Sacred Space,
By reminding me that every part of me has the right to be there,
I feel more love for my inner world and thus find joy being just by myself.