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Shattered

My heart was shattered last Wednesday
It has been a week
How DARE time march on
without my sweet boy?

I still occasionally forget to breath
and feel like I am underwater
until my body automatically grabs
a huge cleansing breath

I am totally lost at times,
I foget to eat, I forget to grab
the medication I picked up and paid for,
yet left at the pharmacy

If people weren't reaching out and
soothing my bleeding heart with
the love of friendship and family,
I wouldn't still be here

But I have to stay strong, because
I have a fight to fight when I recover
a little.  There has to be better care
for mental illness and suicidal ideation

I will sound the battle call when I can
remember how to be a human again
and I would love company along
that journey!

Copyright © Kathleen Hassall

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