When We Were Ten ... by auntietk
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When We Were Ten ...
Ten years old,
Hanging out,
Serious conversation
With my best friend.
"What do you want to be
When you grow up?"
"A hermit," I said.
"A bum," she said.
No hesitation.
We were both totally sure.
Forty years later ...
I love living alone.
A cave sounds nice,
One with central heating
And a comfy couch.
I live in a basement.
Very cosy ...
It's rather cave-like,
And I love it here.
Rarely do I watch TV --
I live under a rock.
"Do you like it?
I made it myself!"
Sharing space,
I would come home
And every damned day
There was someone in my house.
I like things quiet.
I like being alone.
There are lessons in solitude
You can't learn any other way.
When I was ten years old,
I knew
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
I wanted to be a hermit.
Every now and again
I think of that old friend
And I wonder
Whatever happened to her.
..........
These school pictures really are of my best friend and me when we were ten years old!
Comments (32)
And you're the one on the right! How prescient your youthful words turned out to be, and how great that you have found such comfort and well-being in your choice of alone-ness. Another excellent poem, Tara. I await many more. I know you have them inside you!
Oh yes, our homes, our spaces, home alone, it's good, it's peaceful; I love these words, they speak to me and seem so familiar.
...eine Zeitreise! Sehr schön!!!
Brilliant poem, Tara!
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Great poem with the relevant photos!
Very sweet. Great work.
marvelous!
wonderful work
Brilliant Tara!
Wonderful to have these flashbacks!
I love your poem and pictures. It has given me a lot to think about.
Very nice poem and photo!!! :)
Hi Tara May so many words I could write as the thoughts travel through 10 years old and now 45 beautiful work warm hug and love, Linda Kaye
Sweet mwmories and sweet pictures too :)))
I can relate to that, I always wanted to be a long distance lorry driver, I was for a while, but I missed my kids growing up. Excellent poem Tara, and you still have snapshots from your school days, Wow! Bravo!!!!!
belle présentation, joli poeme
beautiful... reminded me of a song I just recently heard. Back in the times when we knew it all, huh?
Great work Tara, a wonderful read and to look back over the years. Ah well I wanted to be a millionaire among many other crazy dreams and yes you might have guessed I'm still waiting lol.
a perfect poem, i totally know what you mean. and you're so brave to post a school photo!
guess she a bum. just kidding anyway cool writeing
I agree with you. LOL Maybe she will see this and you will know what happened to her.
Beautiful memories!! Thx for sharing my friend!!
nice work...
Like your poem and don't you look sweet at ten. Lovely work.
Great poem Tara....I rarely watch TV also....and I love quiet...except when Cessna talks to me..lol
simply beautiful. love it.
Memories can be wonderful things...and another great example of your multiple talents..
being such a friendly person one would never think you liked being alone :o)..excellent writing tara mick
Very sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!