A Solitary Woman

(with thanks to Neil Diamond)

Always alone, though rarely ever lonely;
Never giving in, while always giving out.

My strength is formed ‘round a core of staunch denial;
determined to provide where I am needed,
resolutely finish what I start.

The path is often one-way only, with a roadblock at its end

but the goal shifts ever further;
green fields and a nap always ‘round the second next bend.

Ronda R. Scott-Marak
17 May 2016