The stillness of solitude

So, this is what solitude gives you..stillness.

Calm on the outside, yet thoughts racing across times and events.
Frenzied mind wandering between things of the past and plans for the future.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.

Darkness engulfs you, yet your day is brightened by those very thoughts.
Friends surround you, yet all you manage is to get lost in those very thoughts.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.

Simple pleasures of life up for the takings, yet a wry smile is your best reaction.
Recognizing that love is the greatest feeling, yet the most cruelest.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.

Feeling how easily things could have gone right, when they have gone wrong.
Realizing that life is so damn simple, when it is so damn complicated.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.

~GNR