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Defying Loneliness

3/13/2023

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Loneliness can infect anyone. It doesn't respect status. It doesn't matter how many friends you have. However, it is hardest for those who have no sense of purpose in their lives at the moment. This lack opens the door, and loneliness sweeps into their lives. 
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Loneliness is an insidious state of mind.
As you’re working to fill in the spaces
in your life that have been stripped away
for reasons over which you feel powerless,
it takes advantage by nibbling at the edges
of your life that are now outside your focus:
No friends to hug or join for coffee;
No one to whom you can speak your truth;
No events to which you can look forward.

It’s not that you really mind being alone
for as an introvert, it’s needed for balance.
Still, balance is key. Too much aloneness morphs
into loneliness without conscious intention.
It inexplicably imbalances your physical world,
as well as influencing your emotional world.
Its very insidiousness diverts your focus
by sparking aches, pains, fears, and sadness,
engendering depression for all your troubles.
Loneliness only needs sadness in any form
to magically turn your world upside down.

​Strength of purpose will win the day for some.
For others, purpose can be as elusive as the
infamous gold at the end of the rainbow.
Instead, self-pity and bitterness set up house
which only feeds the beast of loneliness.
Despite the heavy burden of our afflictions,
we must first seek a small purpose in our life,
shower it with passion until our ills slip away.
Moments of control will win the day over
self-pity and bitterness and open our hearts,
unafraid of the future and leaving the past behind.
 
©DWilliamsen
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    Dannye Williamsen
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    A Diary in Verse

    Pablo Picasso said, “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” For me, free verse is like a diary. It serves you by allowing you to release your emotions by setting pen to paper. At times, it helps you clarify your thinking on a subject. Regardless of the motivation, it is an intimate exercise. As a writer, it takes courage to share them with others. The words lay you open to the world.

    Life is a purifying process. It serves as our crucible – a place where we can experience the heat of change. Life is our source for opportunities to transform ourselves. For me, writing, particularly free verse, helps me transform my feelings about difficult situations by putting them down on paper. Oftentimes with those verses serving as release valves, I can feel myself changing as soon as I place the last period on the verse.

    One thing all humans have in common are emotions. Emotions exist on a complex spectrum, and the spark leading to their expression can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. It can stem from experiences in the past or those in the here and now or even those on the world stage.

    I chose to share these in hopes they would resonate with others. I hope some of them can serve you on your journey, if for no other reason than to know you’re not alone in how you are feeling.  
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