What if lonelinessย
didnโt have to be
the end of the world?
What if, instead,ย
it could be a beginning?
An invitation to admireย
strangely beautiful scenes
and just wonder,
for the joy of it,ย
about everything.
*
Today, I criedย
at the beach.
I craved a loverย
to sit with me,
but my sadness
sat down instead.
It said,
Iโm here,ย
but thereโs more.
Look, donโt you see?
*
Why donโt you try
making a skyย
inside of the lake?
Just kick the sandย
from the water floor,
and watch cumulus clouds
dance and dissolve.ย
*
Donโt you see
those kidsย
swimming
and smiling,
loud and full,
playing
and being enough?
Donโt age outย
of what keeps you free.ย
Be goofy,
and hop with the waves.
Become young
as often as you want.ย
*
Have you everย
considered the people
with stories that liveย
on the other side
of the water?
Write novelsย
inside your head
about their favorite socks
(the raggedy onesย
with a few holes),
that thing they said yesterday
and wish they could forget,
which people dependablyย
call them on their birthdays,
and which folkย
they trusted to stay
only to quit their promise?
*
Maybe like companionship,
imagination is medicinalย
for the lonely.
Maybe after life grows old,
youโll realizeย
that some memories remain
while others wash away.
Maybe these lonely moments
are far more than thirst.
Look around you.
Look inside you.
See, you are full.ย
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