I the one who always was, <br />The one with all the friends. <br />I was the one who always was, <br />Following latest fashion trends. <br /> <br /> <br />I loved parties and friends too, <br />Laughing loudly and making jokes. <br />Indulging in never ending friendships, <br />And the family likeness too. <br /> <br /> <br />But time passed and things got hectic, <br />In a way, no one would guess. <br />The likelihood of being in the same place, <br />At the same time got less. <br /> <br /> <br />The likelihood of having to figure things out, <br />Took predence now. <br /> <br /> <br />Whereas there was one job, now there were a hundred. <br />Stress and weakening friendships resulted, <br />Bringing out more problems now. <br /> <br /> <br />It was in the heat of the sweat, <br />It was in the race to cut debt. <br />It was the struggle and it was the stress. <br />It was not the no, nor not the yes. <br /> <br /> <br />All this turned me into a recluse. <br />I wanted privacy. <br />No excuse. <br />For wanting just myself and this room. <br /> <br /> <br />Turned exciting to me, <br />I could now talk to this room happily, <br />With no interruptions and people talking loudly. <br />It occurred to me, it was still not the best it could be. <br /> <br /> <br />But now I realized that my inner self, <br />Could not be satisfied, <br />By being in either company, <br />Or partaking of privacy. <br /> <br /> <br />And when I looked inside that perfect place, <br />I found the answer to that oft sought query. <br />Between keeping company and relishing privacy, <br /> <br /> <br />That you're not alone, <br />When you're without friends. <br />And you're still not alone, <br />When you're needing privacy. <br /> <br /> <br />Because then you're on on your own.<br /><br />Vera Sidhwa<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/do-you-require-company-or-do-you-require-privacy/
