Solitude Poem by Eric Paeplow

Here I lie, in my bed so warm
Resting in my blissful place
In my dreaming state
Until the light of my eternity shines

And though my dreams be dark
Cold and frightful
They are far better than
The stark reality
Of the waking world

To those whose heart has remained
Still, solitary and alone
In a world of chaos and pain
Passion and suffering

So shall it be
Resting in my sleep
Dreaming eternally

From childhood's first awkward steps
So has it always seemed
Hoping for higher purpose
Yet alone, have I always been

Though I have marveled
At the blue summer sky
Sun shining brightly
A vast divide has there always been
Between you and I

Though the beauty of the world
Doth pass before my eyes
My heart remains in its darkened state
Beating slowly and alone

Yet in my home
Inside my head
Have I always been
Of my own thoughts and dreams
What more could I have seen

Once had I lived aloud,
Once had I dared to dream
Though my memories past
Shall not pass this way again

Bound in my spell
A chill wind blowing over me
In the night,
The world outside
I can leave behind

The soft moonlight
Shone on my slumber
Lighting the way to the stars
Touchstones of my path
To the land of dreams

The cold night wind
Let it pass,
It hinders me not
For in my dreams
I am complete
My heart, beats aloud

This world of vivid colors
And all the joys of life
Are all too fleeting

Returning me at the break of dawn
To the real world
With all the strife and sorrow of life

Though for these passing moments
In my sleep
I am truly alive

Strolling through the tall grass
A light breeze blowing
No harm can reach me
No one to see me
Only the solitude that I seek

Of the paradise before me
All mine, to enjoy as I choose
Until that first ray of sunlight
Beams through my pane
Resting me from my sacred place

Plunging me back into darkness