When loneliness bites you
What do you do
Do you do nothing
Or do you try to sing
Mournful melodies may seep
Tears may roll down, in a heap
Do you do something
that can bring
Remorse and relief
From the sadness of unbelief.
When loneliness bites you
What do you do
Do you do nothing
Or do you pray from deep within
Hymns that uplift and inspire
Mantras that dissolve the quagmire
Do you do something
that can bring
A feeling that sends a calmness
That can uplift and renew.
When loneliness bites you
What do you do
Do you do nothing
Or do you try to start smiling
Recall memories that satisfy
Recall thoughts that time cannot defy
Look behind with gratitude
Look ahead with hope
Look within and without
See a horizon a-beckoning.
There is beauty
Even in the bleakest of times
For within the solitude of islands
There are bridges, bridges can arise
To banish the heartaches
To banish the heartaches away.
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