From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
The opening lines of the poem Alone (1829), written by tortured Gothic genius Edgar Allan Poe when he was 20 years old.
Alex Raphael 
Beautiful way to express you’re a misfit. Aren’t we all?
You know, that’s my favourite response in quite some time. I feel I should give you some kind of prize.
So beautiful Alex! He really did have a command of the written language!
That’s for sure. One of my first posts was on that very point https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/best-short-story-writers/
Just read it and commented. Wonderful early post Alex!
Thanks. Short stories are one of my big passions. I even finished writing one recently.
Good for you Alex!
Excellent!
It’s not even my favourite line of his! https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/lines-of-the-day-edgarallenpoe/
Ah, the imcomparable Mr. Poe. Excellent stuff!
I prefer his short stories for the most part, but poetry like this is just something else too 🙂
Agreed!
Loneliness and alienation are human qualities we all share since the beginning of us.
And he described it better than any writer.
A genius for sure!
Hugz & Love ❤
And so say all of us 🙂
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