Because of your absence

Emptiness
Loneliness
A sense of aloneness
A void which will be difficult to fill
Now that you have chosen to be silent
It is a loss that will sometimes seem unbearable
The void that I must learn to fill
With a sense of camaraderie
Friendliness
Fullness

Reaching out ...

Reaching out ...... to the less fortunate
..... to the underprivileged
..... to the marginalised ......

Is what one can do
So that one does not......
...... dwell on situations that could have been
..... regret mistakes of the past
..... wallow in self-pity.