On Being Alone Sometimes                                           

Being alone

Isn’t so bad

Sometimes.

I like it.

Our world,

Full of judgments,

Innuendo,

Labeling,

And lack of compassion

Makes me crazy

Sometimes.

And I pull away.

I can do that

And I like it.

No need now for

Conversation,

Conflict,

Disagreement,

Despair.

All by myself

I reflect,

Reason,

And ponder

What I don’t understand.

Sometimes

Solitude

Need not be sad.

No.

It is a salve.

Seeking a silent space

Soothes

Sometimes

And I like it.                           

                                                            Judith DeChesere-Boyle, January 2015