Everybody has had somebody
Past or present, as you will.
Lives are shaped by those we meet
Day by day.
Shadows from the darkest moments
Live in every heart;
Lonely people have known people
Along the way.
Everybody wants somebody
To stand beside them strong and true.
Everybody needs somebody-
I as well as you.
I guess you never realized
Before it was too late
That, for me, that somebody
Could have been you.
The illustration in the book is of a table set for two
with a candle that had burned down to the nub?
Adeline Foster
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/everybody-has-had-somebody/
