Just This Moment Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Sheer darkness blinding my eyes, casting a mind into
depths of undying forgetfulness.

Faithless people pass by, not daring to say a word,
not even hi.

Throwing self into the fires of loneliness to be
consumed, to try and fill the awful void which lies
within, finding no one who cares, each is interested
in themselves.

Turning away, anger fills the void for a while,
blending all feeling and pouring it out, seeking
nothing, wanting nothing, God brings peace to an
angry soul.

Tired and spent from living the anguish of life,
softly, slowly, pivoting away from people and
seeking God within.

Knowing intellectually, that the emptiness cannot
be filled, but wishing for love, because I am only
human, wishing for someone to care, because I cannot
go on like this forever.

Wanting now, I pray only for just this moment, I
cannot begin to think even of the one to follow it.