This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is…
alone.
GO.
Alone
with my thoughts.
they suffocate and weigh me down;
thoughts and desires
and
worst-case scenarios
swirl through my head,
a constant recording
looped on repeat.
choices
engulf every inch of me
physically,
emotionally,
spiritually.
I try to make up my mind
by myself,
thinking only I know
what my heart truly wants.
life, however,
constantly reminds me
how I don’t know it all
(despite wanting to),
and sometimes I need
a little help,
a guiding thought,
a reminder of support
from others.
alone
is where
i drown.
community
is where
I am pulled
from the depths
of my own mind,
back to the shore.
alone is where
my thoughts enslave me,
but they remind me
that i need people
to break those chains.
STOP.
*dudes, I never write poetry. Kind of a vulnerable thing for me, as creative writing=not my forte. But this is how my thoughts were rolling tonight, so I rolled with it… I’m kinda scared to go back and read it. No meter, no scheme… just free-versin’ it. Hope it’s readable and understandable. (i went back and added some commas so it’s a tad more readable. didn’t change any words though, promise!)
Loved this! For someone who doesn’t write poetry, you were blessed with words tonight. I loved the imagery you created and the dissonance between alone and not alone. Beautiful! Glad to be your neighbor at FMF.
Thank you for reading, Mary! 🙂
So glad you wrote brave and linked up! Very powerful, honest post. Well done, and thanks for sharing!
Thank you Kate! 🙂
Jordan, as a poet myself, I thought this was beautiful. Isn’t it amazing how sometimes we sit down to write and something totally unexpected comes out? These words could have been penned by me. So many similarities to how I think and interact with others. I’m parked in the #9 spot this week.
Amen to that Tara! I stumbled over myself a few times while writing, but it felt so natural. Guess that was how I needed to write tonight! Thanks so much 🙂
I dig this. It’s honest and true – and I have a suspicion that maybe, just maybe, you feel a little better having gotten it off of your mind. Poems are healing. They let us express ourselves in ways we otherwise wouldn’t.
Keep on keepin’ on, my friend!
You’re absolutely right, I did feel better afterwards. I’d never thought about it like that–I’ve only written poetry for assignments before honestly! It definitely helped me express what I was thinking…every other thing I tried to write about kept not working til I tried this! Thanks friend 🙂
You don’t write poetry..?
Yeah, right.
Dear heart, you BREATHE poetry.
you’re very kind, dear sir. 🙂
Praying for you and your family.
It’s beautiful, Jordan! And so brave. We all need people to help us not drown in the aloneness. Thankful for in real life friends and this online community that helps me from feeling so alone.
Thank you Holly! I agree– I’m rather new to the FMF community but am so thankful for it already! Thanks for reading 🙂