Walking, I have been thinking about your post. Are we pack animals or herd or group animals?
I think we are interdependent, and need company - most of us are not naturally solitary, but most humans require time and space to grow and develop. It is this conflict between wanting space and wanting security. Other humans can be threatening and dangerous to us, as well as supportive and comforting. So can the environment
And perhaps that is what the poem is expressing. Our need to be alone and find ourself, and the joy and fulfillment that can bring, as well as the risks out there, and the loneliness.
