That Lonely Feeling

The one that hits you in the gut 

while sitting in a crowd and you 

realize that you are

too old to be here

too young to care

too old fashion to "get it"
too liberal to justify yourself.

The one that rips a hole in your heart

and reminds you

that once again

too pretty to be approached

too aged to be noticed

too stubborn to turn gray

too independent to beg.

That loneliness which

seeps out of 

every pore of your being

too strong to deny

too loud to silence

too alive to bury

too needy to stop.

That loneliness who

at times takes its 

stand in your emotions

too demanding to ignore

too fierce to escape

too wise to be silenced

too powerful to subdue.

Written by Debbie Kesley