My heart is sad and alone
Longing to belong.
There is an emptiness in me
And I don't know why it should be.

Though alone or in a crowd
I seem out of place
Never seeming to belong
Either alone or in a throng.

A wish I send on its way
That peace enter my heart this day
To give some relief
From my constant grief.

My love was the center of my world
And joy made my life complete
Full and serene in every way
But the hand of death reached out
Taking him away.

Life changed and will never be the same.
I struggle on alone
Never seeming to belong
For a part of me is forever gone.

God, please fill my heart with your peace
And let the loneliness cease.
It did when I came to realize
I am never truly alone for God's love surrounds
And I am precious in His eyes.

Jane Ward Smith©
July 19, 2005
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