Are We Alone Now
Exploring the Loneliness Within: Sondre Lerche's Poignant Reflections
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Are we alone now?
Questioning the current state of companionship or solitude.
We always were
Asserting a consistent state of aloneness.
You are the person I have met I most prefer
Expressing a preference for the person addressed as the most liked individual met.
But we're not match for the small fact that we are both alone
Acknowledging a hindrance in the form of both being alone, posing a challenge to a relationship.
Are we alone now?
Raising the question of solitude again.
We've always been
Reiterating a perpetual aloneness.
Even if fear allows the terrorists to win
Linking fear to potential victory for terrorists, emphasizing the omnipresence of aloneness.
Lovers and killers do it, even soulmates die alone
Highlighting that both lovers and killers, and even soulmates, experience the inevitability of dying alone.
Are we alone now?
Persistently questioning the existence of shared companionship.
We'll always be
Asserting a perpetual aloneness despite future possibilities.
Even if we decide to make a baby
Contemplating the idea of creating life (making a baby) but recognizing the ultimate isolation even in that act.
It takes a village to be ultimately all alone
Emphasizing the communal effort required to end up feeling utterly alone.
Are we alone now?
Revisiting the theme of solitude.
Someday we'll see that everything withers away, eventually
Reflecting on the transience of everything and viewing being brought into the world alone as a blessing.
It's such a blessing to be brought into this world alone
Acknowledging the solitude at birth as a fortunate circumstance.
To love someone
Highlighting the irony of loving someone but ultimately facing death alone.
And die alone
Concluding with the inevitability of facing death in solitude.
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