day forty: alone?

when did it become a sin to be

alone?

who decided that it would be normal to not be

alone?

why do we always have to be

surrounded?

why are we afraid of

aloneness?

because in that aloneness there is no one

to protect you from you.

you are alone

with yourself

and you cannot be trusted

not to think

think deeper than

petty conversation

think on your ideas

about how life works

and why people have dreams

and what your dreams are

and how many dreams you can make come true

and you can turn dreams

into experiences

thats something everyone dreams of

but who can say it?

very few.

while alone

treat yourself

the way you wish for others

to treat you

be polite

and caring

and don't think badly of yourself

ever.

just because you are alone

doesn't mean you are lonely

so when you say

"Table for one, please."

don't say it with a sad frown

or accept the disappointed waiter's

sorrowful glance

say, instead

"i'm treating myself

like no one else

has learned how."

and smile

because you are alone

and it's the most beautiful

and dangerous place

to be.