LOVE AND POETRY

There are times in every life
when one feels alone
all relations are robbed of the cloak
and you see the real face of the relationship,
based on self interest
no love
no feelings
Just naked give-and-take

You despair at the loneliness
which comes when this happens
you feel afraid, alone in the world
afraid of your weaknesses
Fear that others will use it against you.
You feel sick inside.
The veneer of happiness disappears
with the awareness
that you are alone in the world.

The world appears like a jungle,
moments ago it seemed like a paradise
Now it is as if you are in a deep wild forest
and you are fearful, cowering.
You yearn for love, for understanding
But it is not there
when you see the real faces of people around you
be it mother, father, sister, brother,
friends, wife, lover....anybody.