THE NEED TO BELONG



THE NEED TO BELONG

When you don't belong to anyone but, yourself

Life can seem so cold without tenderness.

Choosing not the fate of loneliness, you find yourself alone, with a dream and the need to belong.

Time has filled its hours with such emptiness,

face wearing a frown but, there is a place for happiness.

With the hope of tomorrow, strength is gained to survive today.

Within every passing minute, there are tears, you can not wipe away.

When friends come to visit you pretend with a smile.

Laughing and you joke but, you still feel alone
even in the crowd.

Not belonging to anyone but, yourself.

Life can feel so cold without some tenderness.

You choose not the fate of loneliness yet, you find yourself alone.

With a dream and  The Need To Belong.

About this poem

We all have the same need, however, disguised and that is to belong.

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Written on December 01, 1976

Submitted by gilda_p on October 23, 2022

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B C A C C D D X EX B C E A
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 769
Words 160
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1

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4 Comments
  • donka_k
    honest, unafraid ,poignant and well expressed.
    LikeReply 11 year ago
  • leotis_h
    Thank you for sharing your work of art. Poetry in motion at it best. The feeling I get when read and reread again. We all lone for that soulmate in our life to make us whole. I get it, i understand sincerely. Sooner or later it all comes together give it time and believe. 
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • karlcfolkes
    “With a dream and the need to belong,” The last line of this poem is compellingly revealing, informing the poet and everyone else that, especially when one feels lonely and isolated, the Indwelling Spirit is always nearby as a steadfast companion reaching out to console. 
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • teril
    Hi Gilda,
    Thank you for sharing these feelings. Your message of hope is expressed so well! I agree that we all have the same need, however well concealed!
    LikeReply1 year ago

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