alone but not lonely

Here I am. alone but not lonely. alone on my own, with my own place to live.
a place I can call home.
I have grown to become independent in the past year and
loved every step I took to get where I am now.
Sure, I have failed many times yet somehow I am driven towards a path I am meant to take.
The mistakes I have made caused me to better myself and to become stronger.
Of course, I have become distant with people I used to talk to
and unfortunately, I have had my heart broken along the way.
This happens all the time. At least that's what he tells me.
People loose their way, fall down, get beaten..."it's not shocking," he says.

He's gone through so much.
He's lost a lot of people along the way. he keeps to himself a lot
and he may have created a cage to lock his heart away.
It's the easiest thing to do..that way he can continue living without
having his heart broken over and over.

Here I am. alone but not lonely.
The words begin to have meaning as I repeat it over and over.
alone but not lonely. alone but not lonely. 
.. people loose their way, fall down, get beaten...
I hope when this happens to you, you're able to get back up and fight.
Maybe not tomorrow, or the day after,
but that you are able to one day.
It will be hard but it is possible. You may be alone when it
comes to fighting for what you want. but it will all be worth it.
I promise.

He taught me this and has sent me to tell you the same.
We all have our own battles. Don't surrender.
You may feel lonely at times.
however, you are never alone.