Connections

To connect with others, to build lasting relationships, this is worth more than all the gold in the world...

Are you reading this, does it strike a chord from within?  

Are you alone in the still of night wondering who feels the same?

Irony of ironies, you’re not alone, isolated like everyone else, 

Desire for connection, wondering if anyone feels the same.

10 years older, dealing with battles fought by numerous others,

A thousand years and the story never changes.

It’s a cliché for sure, 

The path that has been trodden by the masses before, 

Walking a trail, an illusion of isolation, you are not alone.

Love is worth the pain, to let down your guard and open your heart. 

To love, even though all things are temporary  is worth  heartache.

Love is worth the risk of rejection, a hope for new connections and friends.

Hardening the heart and callusing the soul, 

Takes the passion and color out of life.

Without love life has lost value.  

Without love, the world is devoid of compassion and cruel.

Love is the bond that holds all things together,

The bond that keeps those dear close.

Love is a handout stretched, a shoulder to cry on, an ear that listens, and a hug at the right moment.

Author's Note

Love is worth the pain, we need each other, you are not alone....

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

Life and all it offers is worth the pain and yes, we do need each other. The pause is before we know who and what is the other, perhaps? Yours are wise words but.. need pausing, letter by letter.
For me, this is their core,

'Love is a hand outstretched, a shoulder to cry on, an ear that listens, and a hug at the right moment'

[Dave W.]

Thankyou for reading it and I just started writing in earnest a few months ago so and critiques are welcome. I want to become a better writer.