Alone

We are never left alone

When the mind is our home

Secrets become an unbearable burden

When thoughts can read the wording

Thoughts come by the million

Unlike shy dancers in a cotillion

Their brashness is jarring

We can’t be alone while they’re roaring

Being alone, silence is the measure

A silent mind is itself a treasure

Where thoughts lay down their arms

Acquiescing to our terms

The joy of being alone doesn’t come easy

Not letting us rest, it pushes us to be busy

Not for ourselves but for everyone

Working effortlessly alone, all hearts are won