Lost

I feel so lost and alone in the big world,
Never knowing from one day to the next,
Can I be loved? Can I be truly happy?
Where is the one that can make me unfurl?

There has to be someone out there who,
Can love and cherish this child of passion,
Who can take away my hurt and pain…
Make me feel only warmth all through.

I have loved and lost too many times,
Afraid to open my heart again to any man,
Yet I yearn, I long to be held and told,
Let me be your hearts bell, your chimes.

Take me as I am, a woman who loves,
With no ill intent or ulterior motive,
I can give so much in return to someone,
There can be both happiness and doves.

Dare I love again?
Allow someone in?
Tell me please Lord…
Can trust be restored?
My heart is closed,
Yet open, exposed.

January, 2003