The world is such a lonely place
When you’re feeling “upside down.”
No one stops to talk to you
If you wear a frown.
They see you as invisible,
Not even worth their while.
They turn their faces away,
When you try to smile.
They do not know the grief inside
You try so hard to carry,
Nor do they comprehend the pain
From losses that tarry.
It’s difficult to see at first
The strength that love can give
To broken-hearted souls that need
Great courage to live.
It takes a single moment
To bestow an act of kindness,
Yet, what others say and do
Often becomes timeless.
-Yu/stan/kema-