Time alone

a poem on the magic of solitude

Apr 14, 2024

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woman sitting on cliff overlooking mountains during daytime — Photo by Milan Popovic on Unsplash

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TIME ALONE

When I spend time alone
I am never lonely.
In fact, I keep company 
with outlaws and angels
in the far reaches of me.
Here I am not awkward, 
broken or a stranger.
I am free, airless - still
enough to hear the land, 
sea and sky speak to me.
In this place,  I do not 
jump at every little thing
or fight the m…

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