Solely Alone

Solely Alone

By Caleb Julin

Alone I stood one winter’s eve;

When a lone crane flew by me against the icy Northern wind.

He, like I, had no companion,

And let forth a cry which both our fates bemoaned.

O how my heart wished to fly away with him.

Together, we alone could be alone,

And bare the brunt of the frigid winter;

But I alone must suffer in my misery.

For my fate lies with no companion.

I am destined a life of solitude.

My companion must be the winter wind;

Chilling me to the bone so that I may never forget its presence,

And cooling whatever warmth is left in my shattered heart;

Leaving me cold, dry, dead.

O lucky crane, that same miserable wind which lifts you up,

Also beats me down.

My fate is the worst of all;

I am solely alone.