# Embrace Loneliness
**by Pei-Ching Tseng**

I am a small bush standing in the desert alone.
No trees give me any shade, but I like to lay down in the burning sun.
An eagle flies down quickly to me, but I like to look at him bravely.
A lizard hides in my bush, but I like to provide a safe place for him.
A rattlesnake curls his body and takes a nap near by me, but I like to straighten my hand to make more shade for him.
They stay with me shortly, so I still stand here alone.

In the daytime, I can lay down in the sun to enjoy sunshine because I own the sun.
In the nighttime, I can lay down under the starry sky to count the stars because I own all the stars.
I go through thousands of daytimes and nighttimes, but I still stand here alone.
Now, I am not alone because all of the desert embraces me.