Isolated

I yearn to meet the joy,

but fantasies remain unfulfilled

to the point of frustration

keeping

just out of my grasp

 

a powerful feeling of isolation;

 an unsatisfied state

between and betwixt

 

happiness muted,

halted

by a wall of uncertainty

 

alienated from the desire

to balance an intimate caress

or the need for aloneness

 

for to continue such efforts

knowing victory is unattainable

would be a fruitless waste

of a crusade

 but

one that I've settled upon

 

loneliness, I don’t mind

when my heart tells me

you are lonely too

Reviews

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

A beautiful poem of a lonely soul

[Helena]

You had some wonderful stanzas in this beautiful poem. I especially liked:

"a powerful feeling of isolation; an unsatisfied state between and betwixt"

Well done Tammy, a very worthy submission to my "Loneliness" contest.

Thanks for sharing.

Helena