LONELY LITTLE CHILD by Linda S.           A lonely little child lurks deep within my soul.           Searching and searching for a window or a hole           hoping somehow, someway, someone will finally see me           They see the sorrow they'll see the shame they'll see the tears falling           they'll see the guilt they'll see the pain, they'll hear the child calling.           The child refuses to be heard and the reasons are:           She's afraid so scared to let her feelings be known           Afraid of getting yet another scar,           to find her pain and sorrow has only grown.           A bottomless pit filled with such emotional need,           a need the child knows will never go away.           She keeps reaching and reaching to somehow succeed,          To grasp an understanding hand who will help her break out someday.