Alone in Wonder

Sit alone in wonder.

       When someone sits alone in wonder (or happiness) instead of in pain, this loneliness is likely to be solitude - which is the feeling of resting away from our responsibilities, our work, our duty, our friends, etc. Sometimes this is needed for rejuvenation of self. In fact, out of curiosity, is there a difference between these two sentences: "Sit alone in wonder." and "Sit alone and wonder."? I will let the reader decide.  For now, read it's by e.e. cummings.

it’s

so damn sweet when Anybody—

yes;no

matter who;some

total(preferably

blonde

of course)

or on the other

well

your oldest

pal

for instance(or

;why

even

i

suppose

one

’s wife)

—does doesn’t unsays says looks smiles

or simply Is

what makes

you feel you

aren’t

6 or 6

teen or sixty

000,000

anybodyelses—

but for once

(imag

-ine)

You

       It's is an interesting poem, complete with e.e. cumming's distinctive disjointed syntax. Perhaps It's means that even in reverence of others (generally perceived to be a "good" thing), we succumb to not developing ourselves, because although you can be taught what to value, you cannot be taught what to feel. And to imagine ourselves, we must not merely have an understanding of what we aim to be, but also of who we presently are. "It's" is at once complex and simple, almost embodying the title "it is..." (which could serve as the beginning phrase of many things, including the journey into ourselves). 

Man in the Mirror (1988), Michael Jackson