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All Alone in a Crowded World

September 30, 2011
By PussnBoots GOLD, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;When life hands you lemons, make apple juice. Then sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The world is my pineapple. I just have to figure out a way past the prickly parts.&quot; -Me

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I stand, alone, but crowded.
The world rushes by
yelling,
shouting,
laughing,
crying.
I listen, always listen, to what it says.
But what it says is sometimes
hard to hear,
hard to see,
hard to feel,
hard to understand.
Yet still I stand, alone, but crowded,
watching the world rush by,
listening to its incomprehensible words.
I am alone, but I am not the only one there.

© Angeli B., Visalia, CA

The author's comments:
I often feel this way; sorta detached from the world and drifting. It's not meant to be depressing. :)
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readaholic PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 16 2012 at 3:30 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
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Cool poem. I don't think it's depressing, just...interesting. In a depresing sort of way :)