The next poem that I am going to share is the first in a series called "Loneliness" written over the years. The was inspired whilst visiting France during my Easter Vacation in 1989 and meeting some unhappy, lonely people.

Lonliness

Alone in one's own thoughts
The world seems to pass by,
Paying no attnetion to You,
Ignoring You, leaving You.

People rush by,
Seemingly preoccuipied,
Seemingly happy,
But they're all feeling
A false security
Created by crowds,
By work, by life.
If only they knew.

Yet You Yourself knew true lonliness
What it was like,
Rejected, hurt, mocked,
Disowned by Your close friends.

You hung there all alone,
Your pain and suffering,
Not for Yourself,
You had no need.
It was love for the world,
You wanted to become our friend,
Yet we still walk alone.
Oh Why?. Oh Why?

Man need never be alone again,
Lonliness replaced by joy,
The worlds false hope
Replaced by You.

St. Nazaire, France - Easter 1989.

-Richard