She sits in her room Beside her lonely loom And dreams of times of grace And suitors come to her place. But no one has come here, So she sings the songs Of being alone too long.
None will come so near That she needs to flirt. Instead she gathers her hurt And weaves it into tapestries Of such stunning majesty That only she will applaud, Because there is no god That will transform her to be A lady of famous beauty.
She never has known why She was born forbiddingly shy. She fears to speak and convince, Always she is prone to wince Instead of smiling and inviting. Her lovely pale face whitening With dread she cannot speak And that makes her feel weak.
The sun rises and it sets She has nothing to regret Or to remember gladly But sadly she has grown Comfortable being alone Since the pain is remembered And she never delivered From the roaring noise Of life without love’s joys.