On feeling lonely.........

There are many things we may fear

but it seems pretty clear,

what we humans fear most of all

is to be alone with no one to call.

 

He

finds it hard to connect

he is far too direct,

he gets nervous, starts to sweat,

mumbles and fumbles

gets tongue-tied and mystified.

 

There must be a code

one that he doesn't get

because he is always the one

standing alone

when others are busy with their phones.

 

Deep inside he so longs

for a deeper connection,

somewhere to belong.

 

She

keeps herself busy every minute of the day;

there are clothes to wash, bills to pay.

The radio always on, even when shes gone;

she likes to come home,

to a home filled with song.

 

Her parents now long gone

her sister; a family of her own

it's just her and her little dog Shelly

her truest friend, her very best company.

 

Deep inside she so longs

for a deeper connection,

somewhere to belong.

 

No matter if young or old,

 hot or cold,

deep inside we so all long

for a deeper connection,

somewhere to belong.

 

To belong:

it begins with a smile

a kindly gesture,

a listening ear,

a willingness to share.

 

To sustain:

being there

wherever there may be;

to support, to encourage

to hold, to bear.

 

Loneliness is not selective

it does not care;

whether you are rich or whether you are poor,

how you look or what you wear.

 

But

times of loneliness;

whether pauper or laird;

something all mankind shares

so do not despair.

 

 

You are not alone.....
to an amazing, intriguing, bewildering,

astonishing, blossoming, breathtaking,

 mankind you belong.

 

(Citizen X)