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Tears of Broken Death

I feel the pain The immense pressure in my chest Will she leave me Will she die I don’t think I can handle this The increased heartache For she is near death I hurt so much By the ears she listened So quietly she sleeps But deceivingly so She doesn’t breathe quite right At a loss for air I quiver with the pain of her dying She listens With each breath she takes I breathe but not of happiness I hurt all throughout I hate to worry The annoyances of being this way The terror of the inevitable Death will surely come slowly Taking each breath she has And throwing it out Past any hope Of recovery She has no air left in her To breathe And I cry… Tears of broken death Russell Sivey Entered into Nathan A.'s "Free-Verse poems" contest 3/12/2013

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Donna Jones

Date: 3/14/2013 5:36:00 PM

Congrats Russell...:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) !!!!!!!!!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/14/2013 3:14:00 PM

Congrats on your great win..Sara

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/13/2013 5:28:00 PM

Russell, a deep ending verse.. your poem is amazing! I love it;-)! Congratulations on your wonderful win in Nathan's contest~ always*LINDA

Don Johnson

Date: 3/13/2013 4:58:00 AM

the waiting and the watching, the fear of someone gone, the waiting and then for nothing , try always to be strong ....:(

Debra Squyres

Date: 3/12/2013 4:29:00 PM

brings back memories...you have described the feelings so well. It is tears of broken death we shed for those who suffer a lingering death.

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 3/12/2013 9:39:00 AM

Russell; this is a wonderful poem that you have written. it is very hard to accept that a loved one is going to die. The hardest thing is - that you can't do nothing about it. I hope it is not true for you now. Take care and God bless you. Lucilla

Nina Mindova

Date: 3/12/2013 7:05:00 AM

HELLO FROM BULGARIA. HELLO FROM YAMBOL.

Connie Gildersleeve

Date: 3/12/2013 6:53:00 AM

Russell heartfelt, the last breath of death, emotions filled each line. I can relate to this poem. Watching my mother struggle for every breath with her lung disease. Warm Smiles, Connie

Delysia Hendricks

Date: 3/12/2013 6:49:00 AM

I was seriously moved by your poem, Russell. I sure hope it's a work of fiction. You made it so alive I could feel your pain. For sure the best contest entry I've seen. Good luck, my friend :)