Being more than 4426 miles(flying) away from my home land,its very different not only because of weather but especially how people interact with one another.
I thought it would not have an effect on me after all am a very social being and over time i had learnt it wasn't hard for me to make friends.I was wrong.
With time i noticed a friend who started to visit me frequently.That friend was
LONELINESS(a poem i wrote many years ago but i have edited it ) but this friend is not uncommon even back in my motherland( to me or even others) but back in Kenya like most of us i just called a friend to spend time together or sometimes i visited my neighbour.
I started making lonely footprints as i trudged through life in a world full of people.
Loneliness started to know my name.
I got so comfortable with "him" we called each other by our first name and as time passed we were always together .We gave each other nicknames.
I got used to "him" i accepted him.We learnt to co-exist with each other. "he" pitched up to keep me Company. He just sat next to me and said not a single word. I just felt his presences engulfing me.
Oh with time i learnt to welcome him and then MAKE use of him.
I stared to look for a quiet place to meditate about my life,
Sometimes i take a walk by the sea as i listen to music and admire nature reminding myself that there are a thousands of people who would love to do the same but are not able.
SOMETIMES i take advantage of him and i tune into my passion for writing and starts writing my poems or just my thoughts on the laptop.I actually love the sound as i hit every key pad.
So loneliness brings out my artistic talent for prose and rhymes and i start to write.
NOW my so called "friend" flew out of the window as soon as soon i returned to my passion of writing.
I wonder if his uncivil flight through the window is because he is afraid to see me with you or he hates to see me enjoy being with you(enjoying writing)
SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN "HE" VISITS?
Learning how to co-exit and turning to the things we love to do because trust me we are likely to notice loneliness when we are away from people we love but we can also be very lonely even in a place full of people.ITS A DIFFERENT WORLD OUT THERE.Try to make the best of it it.
Taking control of our lives and being ABLE to co exit with ourselves.(dedicated to all those who live and work far from their homeland or even away from home just know you are not alone).
totally relate to this.
ReplyDeleteGrace am glad you can relate to this n atleast you know many people fell the same!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing. You go girl - so, loving the blog. Finally, dreams come true. Keep going. Sky is the limit.
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