Barricades

In the daily scheme of days
Where fit and bold survive
Solitude is one’s chief intent
In our plan to stay alive

People often find themselves
Apart and separated
Aloof and almost all alone
Their link with life negated

They are in a neutral place
But when there’s storm or strife
They get behind a barricade
And live an empty life

Keeping their lonely heart intact
Their fingers pure and clean
Never getting self-involved
With subjects crass or mean

For life to have more meaning
Kindness is the mission
Reach beyond yourself and heed
Someone’s sad petition

Friendship blocks the solitude
With all its hues and shades
Mix your life with others
Remove those barricades.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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