Now and Then

Recently I've been pondering how society exalts "couplehood".

Don't get me wrong - I'm no hater. I think it's wonderful to be in love.

But so many people just cannot stand being alone.

And so many people pity friends who are still single. Especially the older they get.

As if they have some kind of personality disorder if they're still single.

I beg to differ.

I think it takes strength of character to stay single and true to oneself, and not "settle" for anything less than what is right for you.

If more of us had this mentality of "not settling" and being happy as an a single individual, we would easily solve many of our relationship problems, and have less unhappy separations.

Yes, the single person does experience bouts of intense loneliness.

But honestly, even people in relationships can feel lonely. It's human nature to feel alone... even when we're with the people we love.

So with these thoughts in mind...., I wrote this song.

Now and Then

Now and then

I get a little bit lonely

and I must admit that I'm

usually good at being alone.

But just sometimes

I feel a little bit silly

thinking about the space

that is like a gaping hole.

But don't feel too bad for me I'm not broken. 'Cuz some hearts are joyful still standing alone. I might cry a tear or two every now and then...

But life is still beautiful even if you're alone.

No I won't lie

and say I wouldn't want someone

to fill up my lonely nights

and some lonely afternoons too.

I'm not one to spend my life just pining

dwelling on coulda beens

or shoulda, or woulda, maybes

So don't feel too bad for me I'm not broken. 'Cuz some hearts are joyful still standing alone. I might cry a tear or two every now and then...

But life is still beautiful even if you're alone.

Listen to it here: http://www.reverbnation.com/playnow/song8244229 (Video to come soon...) Now and Then by Shimona Kee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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