Elusive Strength

Elusive Strength

Regret overwhelms her everyday

Love once found, now lost

Leaving her trying to find any way

To try and salvage a little of the past

Just a few of the happy memories

It’s these she clings to for dear life

To sustain her, to keep her going

In and amongst inner turmoil and strife

She cries out in her sleep at night

Awakening to find herself so cold

Alone, lost, nothing can make this right

For no longer is she as bold

Loneliness is her constant enemy

As left alone, she turns to anger

Her one strong emotion, her ally

The source of her inner strength

Especially on the many difficult days

For without anger as her anchor

She is left, defenseless and weak

So very vulnerable in so many ways

She wonders from day to day

An aimless wanderer without any direction

For she knows and feels

For her there is no resurrection

for her peace  is an unattainable luxury

For when she makes the effort

To reach out and touch someone

She is shot back, deep within herself

The next time you notice her

Reach out to her, offer her a hand

Give her a little salvation, help her find peace

Assist her on her journey to find release

For she is out there among you

A sister, mother or friend

Begging, needing her pain to end

And it’s this that you can do

She is a woman you pass on the street

She is the woman smiling at you

From her lonely forgotten seat

Heed her silent cry for understanding

Do not pass her next time you see

Her lonely tears she attempts to hide

Do not just think, leave her be, do not leave her alone on this ride

Reach out and touch her heart

Revive her spirit and replenish her soul

Heed these words, do your part

Because she could be you or I

In the very near future

Crying out to the world of our constant pain

If she were you, would you not ask for the same?