Being Lonely

You know being lonely is something you do not think happens when you have a big family but it does and a lot of times family does not even know it. You walk for miles and go no where. People and family hug and kiss you in greeting and push you on to the next person. Do they really see you, speak to you, or just go through the motions and never even know it is you. I have been told that I am a bump on the log at family gatherings yet I speak and talk when spoken too. Do they stop to notice me, no they go through the motions as if in a line and nothing more.

There are so many people who are lonely out there and we walk by them every day. We smile and say hello, maybe even small talk such as "We have to get together sometime soon" and never really mean it. What ever happen to saying what you really mean anymore? When does a family finally notice that they have someone who is alone and looking from the outside instead of the inside?

Does anyone care?
Laura