Michael Holtmann Poet Free verse

Grief

This isn't happening
Why would it happen
Today of all days

I want to pound the dash
Pound the table
Break something

It couldn't have happened
How can I do better
I feel like I can't and I won't

I would do anything so I don't have to
So I don't have to worry about doing better
Because to do better would be a disservice
A disservice to memory

I can't do better
I need to cry
But to cry is to fail and shout

"I CANNOT MOVE ON
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW"

it would admit
That it happened
And it hurt

But it did happen
And it does hurt
It will always hurt
But I can live
I can move on

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Silent One December 4, 2023 at 2:03 AM This is a very sad poem... Pain is always temporary.. I hope you find the strength.. Michael Holtmann December 5, 2023 at 7:53 AM Yeah, it was a sad time when i wrote it. Someone close to me had died, so I decided to write a poem about them, and it evolved into something outlining the stages of grief