SOLITAIRE – Not just a card game
SOLITAIRE
– Not just a card game
(July 2, 2023)
Particularly today though, I find myself humming in my mind the song of the Carpenters – SOLITAIRE. So, I decided to take a closer look at the lyrics of the song.
There was a man
A lonely man
Who lost his love
Through his indifference
It is regretful that
when a person is lonely, the person becomes indifferent about and on almost
everything around the person. Most painful of which is because of one’s
loneliness and indifference, the person loses one’s capacity to sincerely love.
A heart that cared
That went unshared
Until it died
Within his silence
The once caring person is gone as a result of one’s aloneness and loneliness. Depression is a “killer” – of a person who was once so vibrant with life…so full of love…a person for others. Unfortunately, no one really understood the person’s “silence” so instead of journeying with the person, the others withdraw at the pretense of allowing the person some space. Learn to hear the cry of a lonely person in the silence of the person’s reality.
And solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
And by himself it's easy to pretend
He'll never love again
The person’s desire to hang on and takes the journey of healing turns out to be the most difficult and frustrating process the person has to experience. Trying every means to hang on seemed to be futile. The person smiles but deep inside was a cry of despair so loud that no one heard. And that was the beginning of the person not wanting to love and care again.
And keeping to himself he plays the game
Without her love
It always ends the same
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire
The person goes into seclusion in the person’s inner self. The person may seem to be “Okay” as the person continues to live a regular life’s routine. Deep inside the person, is an isolation that was never felt before. Amidst laughter around, tears abound inside. Amidst the noise of a joyful community, only the sound of the person’s crying inside echoes in the person’s heart.
A little hope
Goes up in smoke
Just how it goes
Goes without saying
The tiny bit of sunshine’s ray vanished in the thick cloud of sorrow. Did anyone really ever care, the person asked. No one heard.
There was a man
A lonely man
Who would command
The hand he's playing
In the state of deep
loneliness, the person realizes that he was just alone. How the game is played
is all up to the person. A decision needs to be done…by and for the person’s
self.
And solitaire's the only game in town
And every road that takes him
Takes him down
While life goes on around him everywhere
He's playing solitaire
For someone who loved
and lost, solitaire is not just a game.
Acknowledgments:
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solitaire lyrics - Search (bing.com)
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https://www.nintendo.be/nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Solitaire-1466300.html
·
https://www.youtube.com/@YoungPilgrimMusic
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