Inside
A poem
I met you. Right here Where you always were. Inside. I’m never alone.
Being alone can be uncomfortable sometimes. Thoughts and feelings can seep in, unwanted and painful. I enjoy being alone. At times in my life, I have craved it. Finding the balance between having time alone and being connected with others can be difficult. I think as humans, we need both. Connection with others and time to ourselves. Too much of either can, perhaps, be detrimental.
I have had the amazing fortune to be able to visit St Nectan’s Glen in Cornwall. This amazing waterfall has been a place of spiritual pilgrimage for people for hundreds of years. Saint Nectan had his hermitage here — he lived alone with the waterfall, the spray, the beautiful ferns, and trees, and apparently rang a bell in stormy weather to help ships avoid the perilous cliffs.
What was it like for him to live alone? How have people coped with long periods of time alone? In isolation. Sometimes in the dark. It is no wonder people have used isolation as a form of punishment and torture. I don’t think we are meant to be alone, without human touch and connection, for long periods.
Thank you to Brett Christensen for his prompt ‘alone.’ I chose to use the word in a positive way, in connection with finding myself and feeling less alone because of it.
~thanks for reading!~
Lisa writes poetry and other things from her home in Finland. She loves to read and write all sorts of things and is currently working on a songwriting project with a friend, as well as a photo & poetry collection.
