Solitude

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2006 Poetry





'Solitude'



Sometimes we separate ourselves

with those things we hold dear,

putting up a fence around our hearts

so we will not feel any loss should it come.

Thus the tree of friendship is hard to climb,

with branches bare and surrounded in ice.

Those who would be close can not grasp hold

to the coldness we portray, eventually moving on

to find the warmth they require.

Causing our fears to come true.



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Nominated for the Inter Board Poetry Competition

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