Death of a loved one changes the lives
Of whom is left behind
He may not understand what is left for him
His direction, path, focus has been fogged
His mind has regressed to escape his stress
His actions become childlike as he seeks
Attention, connection, touch
But only in his form, his way
Not considering other feelings
No awareness of!
No respect for!
Disregarding sensitivity of!
It seems
Just yesterday
That you were teasing and
Laughing by the bedroom doorway.
Silly.
I was
Down on my knees.
When you were handed your
Beautiful iridescent wings.
You passed.
A frail
Heart hungers for
A flicker of your face,
Your ardent, flirtatious embrace.
Miss you.
Wakeful
Nights lost in thought,
Longing for your warm soul
That now Light amid Greenfields.
I'm lost.
Living?
Simply, lonely
Quietly, sometimes scared
Empty home, heartbreaking moments
Winter?
When you loss a loved one
Everything you shared together
Begins to fade away
The memories you created together
Will always hunt you
Because memories always
Bring back memories
Some would bring you melodies
Which acts as a medicine for relief
Some would bring you sorrow or agony
Making your heart heavy
Disrupting your mind
It obstructs your vision
Causing division
One who was visible, now invisible
Two that was together, now apartheid
One who was by your side
Now in the other side
Where there was company
Someone to vent to, when wary
Now void, and filled with worries
Life becomes unbearable
Leaving you vulnerable
Making your life miserable.
Morning
Empty kitchen
Two mugs, one unused still
I talk to the toaster like you
Listening
Noonlight
Lonely laundry
Your socks still won’t confess
Which drawer they belong to at all
Rebels
Evening
Silent dinner
I burn toast with confidence
Blame you loudly for not stopping
Tradition
Midnight
Cold wide mattress
I steal the whole blanket now
Win every tug-of-war alone
Champion
Morning
Half-smile rising
I laugh, then miss you more
Grief trips, humor holds me upright
Breathing
Alone.
All on my own.
I have no one to tell.
My dreams diminish and dispel.
Miss you.
Blank Stare.
The love's still there.
Coping though still feel blue.
My world was all you, only you.
Silence
Feign death.
Holding my breath.
Awaiting your return.
Need to tell you - When will I learn ?
You're gone.
When young
my sister died
while walking home from school.
Will never forget mom's screaming,
that day.
My Dad
so suddenly,
left this world ... Mom was slow,
I watched her fade away from me,
still weep.
Baby,
boy was born dead.
I held him to my heart,
he never took a breath of life,
why God.
My Love
my heart and soul.
You were struggling with life,
haunted until you crashed your car,
why God.
Grandma,
you lived till old,
leaving me special gifts,
of storytelling and writing,
thank you.
Crying,
you held me tight.
Baby's needs are all met,
I can feel your big loving arms.
Your girl.
Time flies,
growing up fast.
Learning to bike and skate,
homework, dance and driving a car.
My dad.
I remember the days I was happy like it was yesterday,
Your smile is brighter than the sun every morning,
Your soft soothing skin caressing my face as you wake me up,
I remember it all.
I miss the joy that filled my heart whenever I was around you,
I miss the moments we used to laugh at silly jokes,
I miss your unconditional love for us.
You left a void in our hearts with your sudden departure,
Without warning, you left us confused,
For days we kept hoping that maybe you'd come back to us,
Keeping your memories alive in our minds.
Now it has been years and your memories are fading away,
I'm guilty that I can't hold on to the happiness I used to have,
If only I could see you one last time,
And feel your soft touch one last time,
To see your bright smile one last time,
Your hearty laugh one last time,
Nothing will make me happier than to find you beside me again.
Your loss filled my heart with jealousy,
Jealous of the happy people around me,
Jealous that I'll never be happy again,
I have had to carry this burden every day,
I miss you, dear mother.
I swim in the weight of what once was,
where your laughter rippled like sunlight on waves.
Now the tide pulls heavy, a silent hush,
as grief drags deep into shadowed caves.
Your touch—once the shore I reached with ease—
is now a ghost in the ebb and flow.
The water whispers in mournful pleas,
carrying echoes, I dare not let go.
Each stroke I take is a fight with time,
against currents carved in sorrow’s tide.
Yet love still lingers, soft, sublime,
a beacon that will not subside.
Though lost in the depths of what we were,
I swim to keep your memory near.
Love does not drown—it shifts, it stirs,
a tide that speaks your name so clear.
We lose our loved ones since life is wayward.
For everyone, the breath of death, it stinks.
Its kiss, calamitous shame. E'en flowers
turn martyrs, beauty burns, and despair sinks.
A proud mother barred from her cherished calf.
She hates the dark hole, black toll, worthless tomb
which stakes a Cross, and none will wish to laugh
when elephant sorrows sit in their room.
Delivering the soul that once possessed
this womb, love's fired quiver, miracle born
to seed fresh wonders ~ we had been blessed
to follow your springtime steps too-soon shorn.
Now, standing as rainbows still scroll skies wide,
our hopes on Calv'ry stayed, whate'er the tide.
Close your eyes, it's all about you
The pain of losing a loved one is beyond words
Many responsibilities upon your shoulders
Hope and courage you'll have to share
To those loved ones whose heart need consoling
Need to have a heart of steel to outdone weakness
Paint smile to others to show encouragement
Whose cynosure eyes tend to show some mercy
There's more to look for tomorrow on what to do today
Knowing that the future holds for success
There's rearranging of priorities now than before
Plans need to push through or goals to make changes
There's more to tap shoulders and hands to hold for help
Bare heart needing for careful attention too
More time for healing to get on track on the road
Much more so is relationship to assess for good.
Nothing stops me from missing you,
pictures in memory
Is what i have left of you,
Living thru the pictures on my phone,
It's not my ideal on how
I want life too go .
My eyes keep getting
hard to dry.
My dreams
that's the only place
i can see you
Smiling back at me.
But your voice
i hear every where.
Im always looking for you,
But find you too be no where.
Every where are
memories are held.
They are very cherished
No one knows what i go thru,
No one knows this emptiness,
Of the smile that I wear,
The real ones in the past,
Cause I was forced
To leave you there.
I love you
I'll never forget you
How could i
You were my
Day and night.
By my side you always stayed.
Ready too devour,
Concure the world .
Your little hand in mine,
There we were :/
Now my heart's left
shattered on the floor
There's nothing left to
Live for...
Live every day to the fullest and appreciate the time you have here
Tell the people in your life how much you love them and hold them near
You can be called up to heaven any time without warning, the timing of which you may never know
In most instances, you are probably not ready to go
Everyone's journey here will have a return date
What we do with our time here will help determine our fate
For us to survive every day millions of things in our bodies have to be in sync
For sure a greater power must exist, wouldn't you think
When a loved one is called to join the family members gone before them
Know that they will be in your heart until you join them again
Life's door will open and close for everyone, make no mistake
It's just a question of when we all return to the pearly gates
I remember being eight years old,
Crying over the most valuable person in my life being ripped away.
I Remember being eleven years old,
Screaming ' you' at your grave,
Filled with anger and despair,
Wanting to visit you in the devil's lair.
I remember being thirteen years old,
Suicidal thoughts consumed my mind,
I wanted to be with you,
Because life was not fair.
I remember being fifteen years old,
My first serious suicide attempt,
Wanting to visit you,
Even if it was in the devil's lair.
I remember being seventeen years old,
Being sectioned in hospital,
For your death left a hole in my heart,
For I remember.
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