ALONE AND TOGETHER

We are all connected
In one way or another
Most all can agree on this
It is our team, our flag,
Our city or our country
And on and on we go
We can be proud of
All of our connections
And at the same time
Knowing that we are like
One star in the galaxy
Want our own identity

Being one among many
Is a nice, comforting feeling
But moving about singularly
Doing what we like to do alone
Is also fulfilling beyond description
It is our particular acts which
Keeps the ball of progress
Moving forward in a way
Which benefits us all
We are a grain of sand
That makes up the beach
An atom in a universe of atoms
Indistinguishable and
Identifiable at the same time
It is a good and bad feeling
Which we must cope with

We wish to be part of and
Still yearn for our singularity
We are proud of our collective
Advancements and still
Wish to accomplish alone
In our own curious ways
We long for security and
Hunger for independence
Long for achievement
As well as recognition
This is all taking place as
We are one in being
With each other
 
Stanski
March 15, 2020 ^