Alone.

There are times when we all want to be left alone.

All alone.

Completely.

Not the kind of alone where you just want to get away from people.

The people who want so much from us that we feel like we’re being torn apart but we can’t show it.
The people who only see us to be a certain way and if we change or grow they take offense.
The people who want us to be there for them no matter what,
but they don’t return the favor when we need a strong shoulder.

We want to escape from the responsibility, from the anxiety, away from the expectation and pressure.
We’re looking for an escape from the hurt, from the thoughtlessness of others and being forgotten;

or left behind.

We get to the point where we can’t take it anymore.

We wonder when it’s our turn. When do we not get to care so much? When is it our time?

That's when we want to be left alone.

Left on our own where no one can hurt us, where we don’t answer to anyone and stand on our own.
It’s our time to be selfish, our time to be alone and everyone else will have to fend for themselves.

We want to be away from it all. We want quiet, we want a quiet mind, and we want peace.