Lonely

Your arms have surrounded me

for so long,

now that they are gone,

I feel a shiver;

Lonely is a cold place to be.

I knew it was time

to say goodbye,

but that doesn't mean

it was easy;

Now all that's left is me,

just me.

It's hard to believe

that you're gone;

I keep waiting to see

your smiling face

walk right through the door;

You've always been my angel,

I could not ask for more.

Time can be a villian

when that time means goodbye;

I sit here staring

at these four walls,

and all I can do is cry.

Your arms have surrounded me

for so long,

now that they are gone,

I feel a shiver;

Lonely is a cold place to be.

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amarpreet k. Sep 27, 2007, 10:31am EDT

Oh Cheryl , thats so sad ...lonliness haunts you at times ..

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Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Sep 27, 2007, 10:36am EDT

Cheryl - I am so sorry that someone has left you empty and depressed. I hope that this is not the case but alas there is always tomorrow and tomorrow will be a better day.

If you shoud need to talk to someone or want to, I am always here for my friends and connections.

Take care!

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It's Not Me w. Sep 27, 2007, 10:37am EDT

I feel like crying now! It is beautiful and left a hole in my heart. I think I need a prozac.

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Gorgeous Gabby, a Gather Geeky Gal, and The Giz Sep 27, 2007, 10:40am EDT

This was written well. I loved it!

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♥kyra D. Sep 27, 2007, 11:04am EDT

Lonely is painful. :o(

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Richard B. Sep 27, 2007, 11:31am EDT

Sorry to hear your pain.

But I'd suggest a dog.

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Captain Ken Pothier Sep 27, 2007, 11:33am EDT

Fine poem by the passionate one on gather. Just a poem touching a feeling that all of us know or reality? Peace! Ken

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Donald Hensley Sep 27, 2007, 11:37am EDT

Sounds like the kind of poem I would enjoy most if I was down and lonely. Hope you are talking about something in the past. If this is in the present; hope you are on the upward path of the valley.

Very good.

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Always Tillie M. Sep 27, 2007, 11:45am EDT

Very good poem I feel your lonliness and share it with you, when I read it. Feel better and then you can spread the love.

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Trish A. Sep 27, 2007, 12:45pm EDT

You've captured a sad moment.

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Missy L. Sep 27, 2007, 1:38pm EDT

Felling lonely is the worst. I hope your pain has gone away soon.

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Nan G. Sep 27, 2007, 2:32pm EDT

Nice poem. Lonely is the demon we all face.

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Payam Sudhakaran Sep 27, 2007, 2:33pm EDT

hey Cheryl.. lonelyless is a cold place.. I have been to there several times... A lovely poem.. very expressive!

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j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 27, 2007, 2:37pm EDT

This is a beautiful and very sad poem, thank you for sharing it with us.

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Carol Roach Sep 27, 2007, 4:54pm EDT

another beautiful piece

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Larry H. Sep 27, 2007, 5:09pm EDT

Thanks for sharing your poem

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Peggy D. Sep 27, 2007, 6:28pm EDT

You tell a beautiful, sad story. It is very touching.

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penni d. Sep 27, 2007, 8:15pm EDT

everybody's secret "heart cry"....

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Bundy P Sep 27, 2007, 10:57pm EDT

Very poignant

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Corina Carrasco Sep 27, 2007, 11:40pm EDT

The poetic melancholy of this poem pulls one in and allows us to feel the sadness and remember a time when we had similar feelings. A very universal poem. Nicely done.

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Lucky Stars Sep 28, 2007, 10:37am EDT

A beautiful, sad poem. It reconnected with with a time gone by in me.

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Bert Van Essen Sep 28, 2007, 10:48am EDT

It would help me if I knew if this poem was about you and when it happened. It is a great poem regardless. You speak to the inner person from your inner person. What I like about you is you don't hide.

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Cheryl W. Sep 28, 2007, 3:00pm EDT

Thank you, everyone.

Bert...there is a part of me in all of my poems, and yes...this one is about me. I don't hide because hiding for me is a slow poison that seems to seep into all that I do. To share I know that perhaps someone else can relate.....and feel some comfort in my words.

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Kelly Persinger Sep 28, 2007, 3:47pm EDT

Expression is good for the Soul sometimes its the only thing that maintains our sanity! Good for you even tho It's a bad experience its is life and we all have to face that at times .......

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