She lived alone
The loneliness stayed
Surrounded by many everyday
In a heart and soul made
a California Girl
Too country for this world
Longing for the right love in the right place and time
Inside lies the darkness of Life displayed
The smile she stays
shown on her face each day
The heart hurt with pain
Shadows of a life in vain
A simple life she cries for
A front porch swing she longs for
An old school country girl
Drowning in this out of place of this world
Drove off to Tennessee today
This tender poem seemed like a song at times. The journey this young woman is on seems lonely, and yet she moves on. Some of these images — lonely surrounded by many, a steady smile on the face, a porch swing — build upon each other. Again like a song, they start to complement each other, too, and tell a story. This ending makes me both hopeful that life will become whole for her and genuinely curious to find out what comes next.