TORTURED BY MY FEELINGS

ONCE MY WORLD WERE FILLED WITH HAPPINESS,
JOY WAS ON MY SIDE,
NOW I LIVE IN THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS,
AND IN THE DARKNESS OF MY ROOM 
DAY AFTER DAY, I HIDE.

WHILE THE WORLD AROUND ME
CELEBRATE
LIFE, LOVE, AND LAUGHTER,
I WONDER IF THERE IS HOPE FOR ME,
IN THE WORLD HERE AFTER.

EVERYONE HAS LEFT ME,
NO ONE CARES,
I AM A FRIEND OF BROKENNESS 
AND A FOUNTAIN OF TEARS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS 
TO BE LONELY,
AND EMPTY OF ALL YOUR DREAMS,
WITH NO ONE TO RESPOND WITH KINDNESS 
TO YOUR ACHES, PAINS, AND SCREAMS.

ITS LIKE LIVING IN UTTER DARKNESS,
BENEATH THE EARTH’S FEET,
UNABLE TO HEAR THE WIND
OR SEE THE SHAKING OF A LEAF.

I AM A MAN CLOTHED WITH LONELINESS 
EMPTINESS HAS FILLED MY HEART,
IS LIFE REALLY WORTH LIVING..
IS THERE REALLY SOMETHING 
CALLED A BRAND NEW START.

WILFORD BARKER.