When you are sick and alone
In your old age
Despair creeps in with helplessness
The comfort and presence
Of someone who cares
Is missing in your life
The anguish your heart feels
Makes you want to cry
You long for the tender touch
Of a close one
The assurance they"ll be beside you
No matter what
Driving away your fears
Of a lonely end
But alas! that's not to be
No hugs, no kisses, no family.
by Susmita Mukherjee
