Solace

Like two magnets repelling
all others within realm
people divide into + and-.

All people seek contact,
companionship, friendship.
There is safety, and security
in numbers never found alone.

It is hard to overcome
natural shyness seeking,
reaching out in hope.

Children smile, only  to find
acceptance withheld,
a social divison, cut
by some unseen force.

Too young to understand,
yet feeling rejection,
pain and lonliness now
that will continue as they age.

Achievement, intelligence,
contribution to social progression
never considered, never enough
the division remains as time passes.

Some find solace within,
withdrawling into role playing,
career, or family leaving
society lesser for the defection.

Others never stop trying
angrily battering and kicking
at the invisable social wall
that restains their dreams.


But there are some
who find a listening ear,
tuned to a sad heart's voice
wrapping pain in warm acceptance.

They smile, living joyously
to values and standards of thier own
as they stand on the steps welcoming
all who choose to join them in the journey.