The trouble with being alone is
\nBeing Alone:<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no one around to help
\nScrub the Dishes<\/p>\n
To help
\nClean Up Messes
\n(Or even to Make Them)<\/p>\n
And when you want
\nTake-Out
\nor
\nQuick Meals<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no one to join you in the eating<\/p>\n
Everything becomes a D.I.Y. Project<\/p>\n
Whether
\nDigging Holes
\nor
\nPlanting Trees<\/p>\n
Weariness, too becomes quite A Thing<\/p>\n
\u2018Teamwork Makes The Dream Work,\u2019
\nMy chef always said<\/p>\n
So, I tried, yet again.<\/p>\n
I went out for a Drink On The Beach
\nAnd I found:<\/p>\n
Kisses Are Lovely
\nAt the side of the sea<\/p>\n
But Sand Everywhere
\nIs Unpleasant, at least<\/p>\n
So, I settled for Quiet Talks
\nAnd Silent Conversation In Cars<\/p>\n
To be perfectly-honest,
\nI was sated, because:<\/p>\n
Warm breaths, a soft touch
\nKisses louder than words
\nCan erupt into much
\nAnd vibrations stirred
\nThrough one\u2019s limbs
\nThat feed into one\u2019s heart
\nCan\u2019t be stirred with mere swims
\nNor when two are apart<\/p>\n
Lips enmeshed for hours,
\nTongues tangled and twined,
\nEager fingers\u2019 powers
\nJust can\u2019t be mimed<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s this that I hate about
\nBeing Alone<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Mechanical,
\nMundane
\nA Dry, Empty Drone<\/p>\n
But, it’s that again,
\nSee?<\/p>\n
Because it’s just me, now.<\/p>\n
Me
\nAnd
\nOnly me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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