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***I do know the hope of heaven and believe that my son is there. However, this is the pain of a mother's loss coming out.
My grief riddled mind is racing
my heart is beating fast
and my breaths are shallow
as I wake up from a troubled dream
And I remember that my son is gone
I can't even remember exactly what
was troubling about the dream,
but reality hits the moment that
I fully wake up
My son is gone
I suspect this will happen daily
until it really sinks in
that I have lost 1/4 of my
immediate family
Because my son is gone
The nurturer in me seeks
out my husband to see how he is
handling the new day and we
realize that neither slept well
Because our son is gone
Facing a hard day with little sleep
is something we are used to now,
almost a week since they pronounced
the death of our youngest son
Our sweet son is gone
Losing a child is a kind of pain
that you just can't explain
and I pray that most of my friends
and family don't have to face
A son being gone
I keep telling myself to put one foot
in front of the other and accompish
what must be done to get ready
for the funeral
How can my son be gone?
How is this real?
Questioning reality does not help.
so I try to move on but I wonder
how my world will keep moving
After my son is gone
Copyright © Kathleen Hassall | Year Posted 2025
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