Loneliness

She wiped a teardrop from her eye,
saying, "Ella, don't you see?
Virg is gone, I miss him so!
There'll be no other love for me!
He shared my life for many years,
now I'm alone at eighty three."

They all say I talk a lot, and
that with words, I am very good.
For once in my life, I was without
words, to show her I understood.
I wanted to take away her pain, and
make things right . . . oh! If only I could!
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Each of them had wed before,
their's was not a lifelong love.
Tho married in their twilight years,
they fit together like a hand in a glove.
They helped each other to stretch and grow,
both looking to God above.
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Through his illness she nursed him,
his debilitation broke her heart.
This was not what she had bargained for,
he was healthy and strong at the start.
But tho she too, was growing old,
she gave all as she played out her part.
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She's comfortable, able to pay her bills,
not hungry, so why give her pity?
There are so many people without
money food and shelter in every city.
But, I see her tears, and I know
that being forever alone is not pretty.