Heart aches, heart breaks.
In dreaded silence, tears fall unseen.
Shadows pass before my eyes,
Echoes of shattered dreams.

How I long for warmth and laughter,
Tender words, a fond embrace.
Is there for me a “Happily Ever After”?
Or will I forever be in last place?

My heart aches, my soul cries.
With each passing day, a part of me dies.
When will I say goodbye to the loneliness in my soul,
And welcome love, both whole and pure?

by Celia Tracy

copyright © 2001 Celia Tracy