The hopes the dreams the fantasy of romance
Perhaps searching for truth fades toward eternity
Life hurts deeply in loneliness even in laughter
Love friendship gratitude blessings beyond what others suffer
Severely stained within their own hidden world
The thoughts of detachment and the emptiness
Yet still seems to attract captive interest in wisdom shared
Romantic love and bonding eludes outside interest
Ambivalent desire for silent smooth death to save face
Passing into the unknown to null the void
Where does the strength of hope and strong faith store themselves
The hope and faith that escapes routinely
The mindset that not loved or lovable
In the way that love connects and displays itself in others
Holding hands embracing shared feelings mutual warm caring
Walking through life together in states of bliss
And the forgiving times of challenging compromise
Engaging in mutual togetherness
The joy and pleasure to life in partnership
Where are the feelings that might bring that same euphoria
Life giving sustained purposeful connection
The enrichment of intimacy sidestepped
Mornings evenings day in and day out
How does this escape an open heart so full of gratitude
Life perhaps what others fail to see
The cast of life that isn’t me
