Loneliness

In the loneliness I ached for you

This is what trauma will do

Here in the hollowed out place

That your suffering and absence left

Wild flowers grew

From seeds I watered with my tears

Shed in loneliness

And yet even deep inside that place

At times I felt embraced

By an invisible force of tenderness

Lending me the feeling

Some of it made sense

That there were at least

Some hidden healing gifts

Buried deep

Within the loneliness

And when you came

And opened your heart to me

It was then I understood

Why all of the lonelieness

Made so much sense

You are my constant star

Shining on me from afar

And even though the ways of love

Are not always clear to me

Never the less

I will always be

Grateful you showed me

With your love and tenderness

The antidote

To a lifetime

Of loneliness