A New Place

Since the day I left Never have I connected with someone Despite peads and attempts Nothing came Instead leaving a longing A longing for connection that never came Perhaps it is where I am Or perhaps it is who I am Who I've become over the years of change and strife After all these years, hope remains Hope for a sense of belonging Yet as so many false sparks have gone Hope is running out Sputtering away into the night Leaving behind a husk of a person A person with nothing but sadness Longing for the days gone by Where the fire didn't run out