Chosen Isolation
By Rhiannonw
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You have two arms to hug, or push
off everyone, in fear they’ll crush,
embarrass you, or hurt,
– to spare yourself the pain, commotion
of all their troubles and emotion;
– find those whose interests you can share,
and maybe you will help them bear
some troubles, and gain love, distraction
from loneliness, too much attention
fixed on self, creating tension;
for joys and tears, shared laughter warms,
supports, relaxes, through your storms.
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beautifully said
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HI Rhiannon
HI Rhiannon
I felt this was good advice, and I was pleased it was not too pushy. People who are loners are usually that way partly from choice. I myself feel smothered by those who hug indescriminately. Emotion has to be felt in order to be of any value. And people who say "I love you" to everyone all the time devalue the meaning of the word, in my opinion.
But I do value having someone to share my thoughts with, and to feel others are able to do that with me.
Jean
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