A Terrrible Sadness... Poem by chantelle ribeiro

Alone
Wracked with pain
Emotionally drained
Pent up sadness flows
like a leaky faucet from my soul
dripping from my swollen eyes
making me rock to-and-fro
trying to console my broken heart
Some days
nothing makes much sense
Nobody's there
Just you and the overwhelming feeling
of loneliness
Always there like a faithful friend
Hidden behind a smile
but then
When day turns to night
And the moon rises in the sky
The truth becomes naked
Naked like a new born babe
And vulnerability overtakes you
breaks you
makes you pause
for just a moment
Feeling lost you stumble to your bed
Sobbing loudly to the walls
Needing love
Someone to hold you
To tell you they will be there
But you are left
holding your pillow close instead