Not and Never Alone

There’s a sad girl 

On the other side of the world;

She is so scared

And feels so alone,

Not certain she can call

Where she lives a home-

She can’t turn to a single friend,

Realizing there is no one on whom

She can now depend.

She sheds tears

In response to her secret fears,

Anything beyond her strangled sobs

The last thing on her mind;

She thinks no one else 

Could ever understand,

But her pain is also mine.

I am sending her my thoughts,

And I am sending my strongest prayers;

I don’t know if it will be enough,

But maybe she will know 

That someone-that anyone-

Really does care. 

She is so far away, 

And I don’t even know her name,

But she lived and endured

The same I did this past day;

Failure is an easy thing

While ceasing a sea of tears

Is nearly too hard to do.

I know her cries,

Her silent pleas for love I can hear

Because they echo in my head too. 

She is not alone,

And neither am I,

For her heartache is not her own,

Her tears the same I cry. 

There is someone like me

Wishing to be set free

From the chains of consistent pain,

The sadness that should never be. 

Reviews

[G!o]

Wow this is a captivating poem embossed with honest feelings that attracts the reader in. It's like this was happening beneath my skin. Melancholic but beautiful.

[Sarah Marie]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. I appreciate your review!

[Levi Levin]

Very good write Sarah:)

[Radacach]

i can feel the pain that you feel for that girl so strong and deep!