Holiday Loneliness Poems

Winter. Where all dreams are frozen and
an old friend (enemy) creeps in. 
Like the sands of time, constant;
Timely with energy,
hoping to steal what 
you have:...

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Turning sideways, once more I lay crouched in bed,
Not compelled to wake up and run round the clock.
The family, gone on a four-day adventurous trip.
Left...

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frigid winds
slice through
forlorn survivors

vicious viruses
infect
silently

ignoble trolls
incinerate
merrily

loitering crowds
frolic
mindlessly

tis the season
for 
force-fed
forgettable 

FOLLY...

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Rules

In life, it is a give and take. 
However, for some it is just take and take. 
For others, it is only fulfilling to know
that...

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I present myself to you,
And only you
Dressed in red
From head to toe
Adorned with a 
Cream-colored ribbon
Waiting to be unwrapped
During the holiday, but
You revealed my mind
Thoughts...

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solitary night
hopeful light

slowly days expand
slowly nights contract

nighttime silence
light-giving hope

surviving holiday madness
surviving viral vicissitudes

soulful night
wholly light

another year ends
another solar orbit...

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The cool breeze of the holidays
turns into a nightmare of mirrors:
    I am inside a polyhedron of mirrors.
    They...

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Suburban waste stretches beyond and far away
Languishes under the hot hazy sun
Seasons reap
Memories run
Remembering things better left unseen
Memories reel in the theater on the mind
Things...

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Ding dong, hear the bells of Christmas.
Wind songs of the holiday.
How many bells are ringing 
How many bells are singing
A sad song that belongs to...

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main road small hick town
ice cream shop bicycle ride
blue lakeshore - alone...

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A different land exists somewhere,
Where lefties are the norm.
The lefty side considered there,
Is standard for the form.

Lets say, someone, you go to meet,
And then extend...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Pondering meaning
Life, universe, everything
Heavy feeling

Amidst millions
Loneliness epidemic
Restore connections

Could I fly away?
My wingspan insufficient
Feathers of my mind

Angel brings me back
From those claws of death
Moonlight shows the...

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Still Daylight
In the Dark

The days are gathering…
dust, 
and so am I. 
Not intentionally, 
but metaphorically. 

I longed to have more time. 
I dreamed I could...

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Mental Health
aka Crazy

The very topic is inclusive of the word, 
that haunts our every step from birth;
until our last breath. 

Fear has no power except...

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