Suffering in Solitude

"Suffering in Solitude" is a poem about how one hides his true feelings and emotions from others.

Like those moments when the silence of being alone creates a pain no one understands.

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She sits alone in a crowd

giggling and laughing,

pretending all is fine,

not letting anyone close enough

to sense the feelings,

she’s buried deep.

When the rooms in the house feel empty

and the silence begins to creak,

she feels lost at sea

with no way of returning to shore.

She watches as time spins,

leaving her behind

like dust in the shadows,

making her wish

she could time travel.

She makes the loneliness fade a bit,

as she taps her fingers on the keyboard

connecting with others far away,

but no one is aware

of the pain within her soul.

By Brenda Arledge

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