Conversations with the Moon 2
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I was sitting alone looking at the dark sky,

when the Moon appeared from behind the clouds.

I hadn’t thought I’d see her tonight so I was delighted.

I smiled at her

and she came closer.

She whispered,  ‘ why do I always see you alone? ‘

I was touched by her question, as I didn’t think she had noticed.

I said to her;

‘No one quite knows me as well as aloneness, Moon, and I don’t suspect anyone shall. I found a freedom which I have never experienced in the company of another like I have when I am alone. I don’t have to make up any excuses for how and who I am. Often, I sit in silence thinking about nothing and sometimes about everything. No one questions me, because I am alone. I may sound selfish but what harm am I doing to another? I would never be able to have these conversations with you Moon, if I wasn’t alone. People would just assume that I’ve gone mad. So you see Moon, in this solitude, there is an abundance of gifts that I have come to know through simply being able to be who I am. These are the gifts from aloneness.’

ABOUT THE COLUMNIST

Nell-Lynn Perera’s favorite past times are writing proses and painting. Being able to connect with people through them has encouraged her to continue doing both with a growing passion. Many times upon reading her poems or looking at her artwork, people assume that she’s living through what she wrote or painted – not necessarily so. She writes to inspire people mostly, even if it’s through a dark piece of writing or art. In life, she’s realized most things are relative. And everything shall pass. This is the beauty of life.

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