Grief Death Poems

"Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs; " 
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My Umbrella

It was the reason
for everything,
needed, 
that had any value. 

It started with rain, 
on a Sunday morning. 
It moved to the car,
that would not...

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Waiting

Sitting in the office…
of someone, 
I rather not see. 
To talk about things, 
I rather not say. 
To hear, 
what does not need,
to be said.

I...

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Who Are You

What is your name?
Is it a crime to speak it out, loud?

Will someone come, 
from somewhere to here…
because we are too piercing, 
even...

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Stolen Life

The years of innocence 
were short. 
You were not the mother, 
You should have been. 
Yet, I forgive you. 

Things were worse, 
as the...

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A Big World, A Small Place

Frogs in a small pound, 
battle over flies.
The competition is intense.
Sometimes there are not 
enough flies to go around. 

Leaving...

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The Flag of Our Nation

Belongs to all that stand. 
We hold together this land, 
one person to another, 
part of the fabric, 
of all that...

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Black Lightning

Strikes the ground, the tree, 
and me… in the heart. 

She left last night. 
The clouds gathered all day, 
So I should have expected...

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When I Grow Up

It will be okay. 
I will be six foot 
and five inches.
I will be bigger than him. 
I will be as big...

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24 Days of Praise

Thankful for the day, 
In every way, 
I bow my head, 
and bend my knee. 

My family is fed. 
No one is...

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Bye?

Try

Die.

Cry

Why?

Cry

Sigh

Cry

Bye

Fly.




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Loss

How can I express, 
something that can not be written down, 
unless you can grasp lightening, 
harness thunder, shush a whisper…
or ask your self if...

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The Burden is Light

I go to your house, 
and make tea.
Talk to me. 

I clean your dishes. 
I mop the floor.
I start dinner. 
I am...

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The Tank 

On empty, we drove on. 
There was no place to stop anyway. 
We got in the car before dawn, 
the kids in the...

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Ugly Face

The law,
says leave no trace, 

but the eyes. 
a hateful rag, 
that smells;
of unclean things,
of sour food, 
and drink, 
of his taste, 
and his...

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7 Lies

We are friends.
One.
We are the same.
Two.
My family likes you.
Three.
We can hang out.
Four.

Stop…

Do you even know what a lie is?
Do you have any idea, 
what...

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My Wife

She is gone, 
and I thought my life over. 
She would be so mad at me. 
It is not, fair. 

There are things yet...

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Angels Touch the Earth

The soft color of red, 
turned ever so slowly to pink… carnations.
The grand color of blue, 
the sky, the ocean, 
the color...

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He Will

Be back soon. 
That is what he said. 

Don’t worry, it is just a phase. 
That is what his family chimed, 
nearly sang. 

He...

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Keeping Still

The fire has burned low my love. 
I dare not move to fix it. 
You have fallen asleep against my chest.
I feel you breathing.
I...

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