To watch Joanne reading this poem on Youtube
To listen Joanne reading this poem on Podcast
– To stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter
Alone, helpless, utterly dependent – we came to the world.
Alone, helpless, utterly dependent – we leave this Earth,
regardless of fame, fortune, power, position.
Inherently needy
is not the same as
independently alone.
Blessed are you
if you share your life with a beloved,
yoked through happiness and frustration, joy and pain,
together and alone,
love and hate,
betrayal, disgrace,
as partners,
as friends.
Blessed am I
if my journey’s loyal companion is my shadow till the end,
yet every breathing moment I care passionately
for family and friends,
for mother Earth,
for a toddler on a path,
and their family dog, passing by for just a few seconds.
The freedom I treasure
is at the price of not spending time with a roommate.
The joy I feel
is without sharing with a soulmate.
The vulnerability I endure
is unblended and pure.
Yet I long for the mental stimulation with someone at par,
I want someone else to care for me,
not out of needs but out of mutual desire
to love, and to be loved,
untainted by fear, or lust,
holding respect at top and above.
Is my identity measured by combining with someone’s last name?
Is my beauty solely to be held in the eyes of a mate?
Is merging of two souls
the prerequisite for being whole?
What to live for in this short mortal life?
Can I be whole and complete by myself?
Galaxies, stars, planets,
they may merge, they may clash,
they all orbit by themselves, on their own paths.
Whether I am the Moon or the Earth,
or both,
I am always surrounded by the amniotic fluid of the universe,
on my own destiny,
free of separation anxiety,
expand in celestial harmony.
To love
not out of fear of being alone.
To be alone and together simultaneously
without feeling lonely,
the true way of the universe, in tune,
only a dream for so many.
Is being complete and whole a perpetual cosmic dance?
A dance not with another human,
but with the glimmer of the universe?
With hope?
With a mirage?
Or a hidden drive?
Or a force?
\
© Joanne Z. Tan. Written Aug. 10-20, 2022.
#joannetan #10plusbrand #poetry #PoemAndArt
Please don’t forget to like it, comment, or better, SHARE IT WITH OTHERS, – they will be grateful!
– To stay in the loop, subscribe to our Newsletter
(About 10 Plus Brand: the “whole 9 yards” is not enough, we go 10+ to exceed your expectations in brand building, digital marketing, and content creation for both business and personal brands.)
– Visit our Websites:
– Find us online by clicking or follow these hashtags:
#InterviewsofNotablesandInfluencers
