Specifically the song by Simon and Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson". There music was probably the only music I was able to relate to back then.
They talked of loneliness so many times, in so many tunes.
I am reminded how fortunate I am with my very close friends and then I met them,
the lonely people. The ones who are scared and lonely and actually say hi back when you greet them.
Some how I am reminded of another poet and the Hollow men, which I saw read by a wonderful thespian in High school.
I have seen some one as I walk near our street, who invited me for a beer as I walked past. We talked a bit and I knew he was lonely. There are so many lonely people in this world!
How fortunate am I!
5 comments:
i get lonely, too, sometimes - i think we all do!
I always envied people that would engage other people in conversation, try to make friends. I was too shy.
You are wise to be so grateful!
Fundamentally, I suppose, we are all alone. We are all we have.
But there are few times in life that are lonelier than in our teens.
That's a very good tune and yes, you are quite fortunate to have people and not be alone.
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