Katie F. (katiez) - , - 4/12/2010 3:45 PM ET

Weird. I never come here, and I rarely read other people's poetry. I was just killing time, and considering whether I wanted a sausage biscuit enough to go and fix myself one.(You are obviously a Southern girl!) Coincidences, huh? I like your poetry! Katie

Debbie C. - 4/16/2010 2:38 PM ET

This poem made me feel lonely and a bit sad. If that was what you were going for - great job! Debbie (southern girl also)

Joshua C. (jconn) - , - 4/28/2010 6:18 PM ET

I really felt that the best part that captured the feeling of being solitary was made up by the two lines which said, "Enjoying the freedom of pleasing no one." That really captures so much of the essence of why people feel solitary, instead of feeling lonely, which is the opposite. Yet it followed what I found to be the most lonely lines, "Tell myself I love you". To me, it seems people usually do this when they long to be loved by others, not when they are feeling full of self-love.

Jenna C. (freeda23) - 5/6/2010 1:24 AM ET

I like this quite a bit. The small acts of living. The things we tell ourselves to make ourselves believe we aren't alone.... The small acts we believe are little treats to celebrate ourselves (because no one else is here to do it.) At times I believe these "treats" are simply a way to deflect attention from the external empty pit. A way to convince ourselves that we are comfortable in our choiceless(?) silence.