INTIMACY LOST

I've lost many joys in this my short life,
Due to hidden emotions, heartache, and strife.
Gone are the days of childhood delights,
Gone is the teenage passage of rights.

But as my eyes open, I now start to see,
That my greatest loss was intimacy.
The real close relations with family and friends,
The loving bonds on which a good life depends.

Without sharing my hurts and my fears,
There was no one to dry my invisible tears,
No one to hold this quivering form,
No one to keep my aching heart warm.

Alone I have been for decades of years,
Alone with myself, my heartaches, and tears.
I shut out my friends, my family, and God,
So through this life alone did I trod.

But my God remained always faithful and true,
And from those losses He'll see me through.
He'll restore all the life that was taken from me,
And I'll come to know a true intimacy.

written by David L. Henkel  © 

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