Eagla an chaillteanais-The fear of loss
We were so close
I could hear your breath
I watched you stare so silently
I looked around and there were others there
Those whose faces I couldn’t see;
We were encased in a shrouded emotion
An eerie calm
I couldn't move
My fear begins to rise;
You left me there soon after
Seated in distress and forlorn
What a feeling i scorned
I look down and i see you
Contained, withheld, locked in a rising darkness
A piece of my heart fell
But I couldn't
For the life of me
I couldn't reach you;
What the actual heck?
By now my dew began to form
Rising and raging and burning my eyes
A burning ugly emotion this yearning i felt
I couldn't for the life of me reach you;
I tried again and again
While your darkness crept closer
Running up the length of your legs
I called out to you and you offered me no reproach
Nor did you offer any aid
You merely stood
indifferent to my pleas;
At this point i'm no longer calling
I'm begging
Please
Take my hand
Please
Say something
My dear
I'm scared
Please look something
I care
My pleading unheeded
My arm outstretched
The darkness advancing
Has covered your head;
Now all that's left is a glint
A sparkle of your hair
My dear
I look to the others
Their faces contorted in an eerie smile
I beg them for help
Please please please
Help me
Please please please
Care
Where is your fear?
For I am losing my dear;
Your glint is gone
The last spec of you
Sordid laughter fills the air
My arms are drenched in sweat and tears
Why were they laughing?
What humor did my plight bring?
My ugly feeling now turned deadly
I retort with a roar a sound of my own voice
To drown out their blatant hubris and demand contrition
Contrition I didn’t even think i deserved
Somewhere in my rage i awaken
My tears spilling from the land of dreams to reality
I calm myself
You weren't gone
My dear;
Copyright © Ryan Nwaneri | Year Posted 2024
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