Thirst and Hunger

Sadness moves throughout the day,
Wistfully stopping here and there;
A Soul, a Heart, is turned away,
As sadness moves on to find despair.

Despair becomes an aching hunger,
The longing for a simple touch;
Recalling days of being younger,
When truth never mattered much.

Truth now catches us unaware,
Pulling us down headfirst;
Finding us alone and unprepared,
Unable to quench life’s thirst.

We thirst and hunger for a sign,
Some sensation of being whole;
Forever walking that fine line,
Which balances our Heart and Soul.

Lora Frikken ~ 10-27-03