Loneliness

Once when she was little

She was happy and carefree

She used to run around laughing

Until it was time for tea.

She used to play games

And smile all the time

She used to feel on top of the world

She used to feel fine.

It's amazing how things change

When people let her down

And how that once happy face

Turns into a solemn frown.

She searches and searches

For someone who cares

Anyone who understands

Anyone who dares.

Loneliness, it hurts

It kills her deep inside

It makes her feel empty

It stops her in her stride.

She cries herself to sleep

Hugging her pillow tight

Wishing for someone

To hold her through the night.

Once when she was little

She was happy and carefree

Now her life's full of sadness,

Pain and misery.

Once when she was little

She was never on her own

But now she prays at night

that she wishes she wasn't alone.