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Alone
Posted: 03 October 2004
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When is a man not a man?
when he has no woman beside him,
yet he goes on with life
alone.
When is a woman not a woman?
when she has no man beside her,
yet she goes on
alone.
When is a child not a child?
when they have no family,
where do they go?
they go alone.
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 Fearless at 08:41 on 04 October 2004
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Thought-provoking. I would separate the instance of the child from the adult.
A man/woman is not a man/woman if they are kidding themselves that they do not have some influence over their destiny. Being alone is a choice, not a sentence of profound sadness. We are not without responsibility, nor are we without mastery of our fate. It just takes some time for the penny to drop with some people. How sad.
Fearless
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Account Closed at 13:10 on 04 October 2004
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Alice, powerful and very perceptive poem. So true. But there's a beauty in being alone, at times, that cannot be matched by a populus. I like your poems because they always make me think.
Ste
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roovacrag at 18:47 on 04 October 2004
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Woz I can see your meaming.
Adults can take care of themselves,children can't.
Too many children suffering pain and loneliness and no one to help.
xxxxx Al
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roovacrag at 18:52 on 04 October 2004
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Steve, I enjoy my own company and being alone I am used to it.
Glad I make you think,that is life in its fullest meaning.
You write well and with a power that I enjoy.
xxxxxxxxxxxx Alice
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Don Gorgon at 19:32 on 04 October 2004
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Nice one Alice, sad subject matter and it hits home in the third verse. I hear where Woz is coming from too, children don't have much choice in such matters, whereas adults tend to and that's why it hit home. Still a nice piece of work again, thanks! And as an adult (I think) I would choose solitude 8/10 times!
Don
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Lawrenco at 23:45 on 05 October 2004
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very pertinent poem.Not an opinion I hold myself .Certainly someone who has experienced loneliness in the past ,for sure it can be a painfull experience.
I have to agree with woz;Lonelyness can be a misconception that can cause unnecassary suffering.
You are someone I have great admiration for always encouraging others,and you should always think if you make yourself your best friend how can you be lonely;not only that your also talented !Does this make any sense?
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The Walrus at 12:55 on 06 October 2004
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Really enjoyed this one Stan and clearly, as the comments show, you've touched on a really hot topic.
The way I read it, you're saying a man/woman is not whole unless they have a 'partner' or special one 'love' thing going on. (For me, the last stanza, could almost be incorporated into a different poem). I'm going to sit precariously on the fence - since I totally endorse Patrick's point of view that if you are your best friend, you can never be lonely. But, and this is a but, in the natural order of things (err, I mean life) humans naturally seek out and yearn to have a mate/companion. Within any such partnership, the balance between the I/You/Us determine's both the success of the relationship and the personal happiness and well-being of the people involved. They of course are linked, but also two separate things.
Damn good poem! Like the rest it got me thinking!
Red
xx
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roovacrag at 22:08 on 06 October 2004
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Don thancks,yes children never get a choice and I believe men as well as women should have the choice along with the kids.
xx Alice
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roovacrag at 22:11 on 06 October 2004
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Lawrenco I am at ease with my own company. So alone, yet not alone.
Only the strong can overcome.
xx Alice
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roovacrag at 22:14 on 06 October 2004
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Red You know me well.
To be alone can be lonely.
Yet some can be alone and never feely lonely.
They enjoy thier own company.
xx Alice
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