Since his death

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By Yutka

Sat, 07 Sep 2019
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since his death 

silence is deafening

screams at me

do I have to live in the void?

breathe in a vacuum?

all corners bump me

windows darken

walking is hard 

hour after hour

my hands hold nothing

my heart feels forward

as in a tumble

joy falls

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

This sounds so poignant and harrowing, clear description of real practical anguish.

I would just pray someone can be there in some way to be alongside a bit, or comfort of divine support and understanding. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Yutka on

 a friend who just lost her husband confided in me. I could not sleep identifying and felt this deep distress which happens and will happen to many of us. That is when I wrote this poem