Nights Alone

Then, there were nights spent alone.

And now, there are nights spent alone.

When I was a younger man, those

lonely nights of wanting were a curse.

Now as an older man having lived

the good and bad of my dreams,

I love and own my nights alone.,

no more tears for me, no more fears

for me. I know who I am and where

I’m going. No more wanting, no

more guessing for me, having grown

into my own and those glorious nights

alone. Today, I’m okay and in good

company with the me I came to be.

                 -30-

Chris Hanch 11-0-2023