Love Or Death

I knew he would not leave us by his choice
God had struck us with a mighty sword
No longer would I hear  my father’s voice
Neither would I listen to the Lord

Why God so strong should hurt  those  who were left
Who prayed  to him with love   in depths of heart
I went inside a church  in angry  grief
I called, I hate you, God, so we must part

Later on another grief much worse
Laid me  out for death  without rebirth
But here came someone kind to raise this curse
Despite my hatred, I was of some worth

In pain we stagger   to a place unknown
Then wait for love or death  to  heal our bones
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 11/8/2019 12:39:00 PM
Hello Katherine Braithwaite, It was hard for me when my husband died. I cried to point when i thought my body would break,it would shake so hard, i could not stop shaking. In time i healed with a poem on poetry soup. It made me stronger when i read the poem. Have a nice day my friend.
Login to Reply
Braithwaite Avatar
Katherine Braithwaite
Date: 11/8/2019 12:49:00 PM
I am sorry for your suffering.I too am a widow.The pain is very raw.I am glad poetry helped you.It's a way of sharing emotions which may resonate with others.I send my very best wishes.Have a good weekend
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter