Alone or Lonely

Couldn't sleep, so I wrote instead...

Alone and lonely

How similar they sound

But do not be persuaded

For differences abound

The cheese may stand alone

As the nursery rhyme does say

But it doesn't mean its lonely

Or sad in any way

For one can be alone

Completely happy and content

Some might even say

That time alone is time well spent

Its when you let in sadness

That you change from merely being alone

Its like letting in a sharp cold draft

Into a big warm home

Loneliness can come upon you

Even when you're in a crowd

For a crowd is not really company

Its just pictures that are loud

Loneliness is powerful and cruel

Knocking you down from where you stood

After all was it not loneliness

First of things God named not good?

But loneliness is a part of being human

The story of history tells

And it's a steadfast reminder

That we are not complete in ourselves

~Amanda 6/4/08