Solitude Monologue

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What I thought would be peaceful solitude turned out differently than I planned. Tired from walking along the ocean’s tide, I sat down and watched the moon perform its invisible but effective magic making the waves crash one by one. Soon my peace was interrupted by another human. A boy, no younger than I, had sat down next to me wondering why I was alone. After answering his series of questions, we actually get into a decent conversation that held back my temptation to ask him to leave. The awkward pauses between two strangers sharing a conversation are long enough to count three waves crash. During that awkward pause, I guess he could see my fascination as I stare dazzlingly at moon acting as the oceans guardian shining above. He asked if I liked the sky and I responded only at night when the stars come out to dance. …show more content…

He contributes his love for stars with a story that took place the night before. His buddies and he got a bit drunk and he wonders away from the group to go star gazing at the very beach we were sitting on. He stated that being wasted can make the stars bigger than what meets the eye, but he also added that his awareness of their power makes them bigger even when sober. I commented to his tell saying “wow.” Not in a critical tone about his drunken self, but in a fascinated way. Even when his head was dizzy from liquor and not thoughts, he made his was to what shines the brightest in both heart and mind. Three waves had crashed and my thoughts were so loud to notice we had an awkward pause

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