I reached out to

Grasp tightly

The hands of

Love and joy,

But my fingers,

They slipped

Once more.

Try again,

I told myself…

Try and you’ll

Succeed!

I left the house

To go for a walk

Through the neighborhood,

Praying that I

Would find a friend

Along the way…

I didn’t.

Maybe today

Just isn’t my day!

I went to school

And we had

A group project…

I tried to join

A group,

But they said I was

Too weird

To work with them…

They said

I was a

Freak.

Love and joy

Slipped away

Again.

Everyone else

Seems to have

An easier time

Grasping the hands

Or love and joy,

But they always

Slip

Away from me.

Just me…

So desperately I try,

Too many reasons why

I need their hands,

I need their warmth…

But they always seem to

Slip…

Slip…

Slip…

Away from me.