Author: Reena Saxena

An oak tree, alone on a hill, may grow big and strong,
but when gale-force winds descend, it may topple down.

An oak forest, where trunks stand side by side, limb
to limb, feet entwined with each other’s, will long endure.

Oak trees do not choose where they grow. Fate chooses
where the acorn finds its way into the soil.

Where do you find yourself planted?
Did you choose it?
No? Will you pull yourself up?
Will you walk to the hill?
Walk to the forest?
Or fly where you will?

Reena Saxena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge.  Reena says:
The theme for this week is isolation.

Ask him not,

The one who chooses,

Isolation,

Out of his own will,

A number of reasons he’d give,

Talk-a-phobia, serenity,

Scorn towards fellow beings,

Varied others,

Ask him,

The one who wasn’t considered,

Worthy enough by a friend to be a close confidant,

Worthy of friendship,

Worthy for a friendly outing,

Yearning,

Isolation,

Would slowly teach,

Stronger than self,

None is,

Vulnerability,

Longing,

Would only weaken thy resolve,

Pain of belonging,

He’d wisely tell.

75 words.

Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for running the Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 126 . The theme for the week is isolation. For rules please refer here. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.

Craving Isolation

I crave isolation.
After that first call
I wanted to close my door
and hide under the covers.
Two children
meant more to me
than isolation.

I crave isolation.
After the second call
I wanted to close my door
and hide under the covers.
One daughter and new love
meant more to me
than isolation.

I crave isolation.
No other calls have come
I still want to close my door
and hide under the covers.
People who love me
let me know
I mean more to them
than isolation.

I am learning 
to resist the craving 
for isolation.  

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