Echoes are Louder when Empty

Docmo,

thanks for this beautiful poem that you have here

I really enjoyed reading it.

Voted up and sharing with others.

Beautiful one Mohan. Thank you for sharing this.

Votes up, beautiful and sharing!

Hi Docmo,

I really enjoyed reading your perspective on loneliness.

I am not sure that people choose to be lonely. They may chose to be alone and for me that doesn't mean being lonely.

I think we can take advantage of those lonely moments so we can reflect and deal with our feelings around loneliness in a positive way.

Voted up and sharing

Have a great week.

Such a beautiful reflection and a wonderful poem. Loneliness will be no more after reading this.

Mohan (Docmo),

You've created another beautiful piece of art...video, images, music, quotes, words, emotions. You shouldn't say you aspire to be a polymath. You are one, my friend.

Docmo, a wonderful and touching hub, Desperado, a beautiful emotive song; it always manages to take me to the places in my mind I'd just rather not visit, beautiful, but so sad.

I also loved the second image and that quote is so true, as anyone who have experienced loss will be able to relate to.

A really interesitng perspective on something we all feel at times, even, as you say, in a "loud social gathering," or conversation. I think people who write or want to write (I don't know why I hesitate to use the word "writers") are introspective to begin with, and may keep to themselves more than others. I know that is true of me.

This is a beautiful work which sheds some light on a part of us that is always near.

Loneliness is part of most of us in whichever way you see it how one chooses to live with loneliness is a problem.

Docmo - loneliness is a devastating thing, probably something experienced to a greater or lesser degree by everyone who is a sensitive, thinking and caring person. You depict the depth of this emotion beautifully here. Strange, it is something we would like to get away from, because we don't want it, but at the same time it allows us to understand and empathise with our fellow man.

Docmo, This is an awesome hub. I understand your perspective on loneliness and relate to it as one of the loneliest times in my life was when I was right next to someone. I like alone time but I think that is quite different from loneliness as I am at peace when alone. Attitude is everything in life. I loved the way you laid out this this hub featuring thwe other topics and authors. plus the song choice was perfect.

Thank you, Docmo, not only for your insightful writings concerning loneliness but for sharing so much of yourself - who you are and what you believe - in this evocative example of literary musings. You ARE the man, my friend.

Sorry i misspelled forefront.......Cheers

Beautiful Docmo, Only you can reach into the depths of human loneliness and bring it to the forfront and we can take a look at it and see that loneliness is preferable to some. We all travel on different paths, Which is beautiful. Thank you...

I couldn't say it better than mockingbird that your hubs are always assembled with extra care and what she said, with melding of poetry and song. Even though I lost my husband, I'm not lonely, in fact, probably less lonely and I suppose because he's closer to me in spirit.

I hope you're not lonely in the sense that its painful. Sending you blessings of love my friend, Kathi :O)

Your Hubs are assembled with such flourish. The melding of poetry and the Eagles song along with the hours gathering photographs of solitude lift your presentations to a grand level. Reading the comments it shows you have touched many.

Your poetry is so familiar, DocMo. It reaches in behind the garbage to touch the heart of the matter. It's one of the few readings I've immersed myself in, where I felt like I could hear you saying the words.

As an introvert, I spent a lot of time wondering what was 'wrong' with me. I once met a man who gave me 11 roses and said that "all I had to do to find the 12th was look in the mirror". He told me he couldn't understand why I ever felt depressed when the mirror reflected my face. Aside from the poetic message, I thought about those lovely words and began accepting myself, introversion and all. And, I dare to say, that I like who I am. My mom once looked at me and said "If dad and I were thinner-skinned, we'd be insulted by how you see yourself."In my self-absorption, I'd never even thought of how they might feel about my poor self-image, which made me dislike myself and fostered loneliness. At this point in my life, alone, I have discovered, not only my ability, but my preference to take care of myself, make my own decisions, follow the beat of my own drummer. In the process, I have taken the time, without critique or criticism, to find my interests, develop those endeavors that are mine and feel satisfaction and fulfillment. I am not closed off to love; I welcome it, but I will survive without it. I am not desperate, as I don't have an empty hole to fill, but rather the room for love, when it comes.

Thank you, DocMo, for words with impact I will never forget.

Good write on a familiar human condition we have all confronted at some point in our lives. Voted up.

"Despair is my choice, I could be free"

Therein lies the problem, always.

Up and up.

"Share the silence and partake of some soul food."

Oh Docmo, This is indeed a soulful buffet of food for thought to wake up to.

Your video is powerful with the photgraphy alone...yet the song choice is a perfect accompaniment.

You do a little teaching, yet end up with a poem that has me reaching

(for the tissues...)

I feel the same way you do about Perspectives. Where else can we flex our creative muscles...and yours, sir, are lookin' good!

Voted UP and UABI. Hugs, mar

Thank you so much for sharing your insightful perspective on loneliness with us all. I, too, do so love my alone time with my reflective thoughts. Yet, when I do know that there is one who is so very lonely, I cannot help but to reach out with that human touch to make a connection, and it can be just as simple as a smile or acknowledging their presence. I have felt very alone in a room full of people, when I do not feel connected to anyone there. It is that connectedness that is so important, but the most important of all is love (true and unconditional).

Your poem is amazing without a doubt and powerfully brings home the reality of loneliness.

Thank you for this reflective and beautiful piece. Your music choice is perfect, and the imagery is stunning.

Voted up ++++ and sharing

God bless, Faith Reaper

How insightful this is. Yes loneliness even in a crowd is, I think, maybe worse because you see the possibilities and have none of them. I am lucky, if I'm lonely it's by choice and a time for reflection, I have a wonderful family and we are a sociable bunch and look out for each other. I do feel so much for those who have no one. Great Hub and beautiful poem.

Doc, love the song. It's interesting that we both brought up loneliness has a choice. "One can wander into it voluntarily or be pushed into it unwittingly". I think that's exactly what I meant by choice vs. choices in my hub this month.

Your poem is beautiful. The last line says it all. Nice job!

Docmo, with this hub (and video) of yours you have literally aroused the pain of loneliness in me, and all of a sudden you've made me realize again that this is in fact a familiar pain, always in my soul, always ready to cripple me the minute I pay attention to it.

For many years now I know that nobody in particular is to blame for my sporadic states of loneliness, which may last a few minutes or a day or even a few years . I honestly believe that we are born with this - it could be a congenital defect in our soul - and for all we know this is indeed what we call 'chronic depression'. People, circumstances and things merely have the power to distract or draw our attention to it. And that is why we should not rely on others to take it away from us; we have to learn how to live with it, like we would learn how to live with any physical or mental defect we are born with.

Thanks for sharing your heart-touching perceptive on loneliness :) Awesome poem and reasoning....

This is really a great thought on loneliness and how it affects your life. It is a choice ones makes and opening up to those that reach out to you in love will help to overcome the darkness. Love the music selection.

Thank you so much fir sharing your valued perspective.

A beautiful reflection. I loved reading this especially since I just found it now! Great music, too! Thank you for sharing such a poignant hub! Up and awesome