By: Greg W Ruoff

Alone
A symbol of well being, a state of mind.
Positively seeing myself~
Identifying. Getting closer to the future.
Separate from the world, separate from my past,
separate from everything that made this pain last.
I swallow my pride and search for better things~
search for simple pleasures and the happiness it brings.
Foolishly tardy to objectively see my human error...
and so it shall be
Inspiration
Determination
Confirmation
of my efforts to make change.
A quest for purpose, a place in time.
A quest for reason, not just rhyme.
Striving for a better tomorrow full of hope
and once lost souls, now found,
quietly weeping tears of joy and optimism*