EMBRACING THE WILDERNESS

I'm embracing the wilderness of solitude 
that emerges without seeking wholeness 
from another. 

There's a solitude 
that has been there 
in disguise 
for a long time. 

One that I 
have always tried 
to meet with an "other", 
but that other ...is me. 

I have bent and twisted myself 
to make the "others" work, 
masks that kept me from myself.

When I meet me with me; I stand tall,
I feel whole, and my heart is free.