JustinSaneContributor
DAILY DOSE OF PROSE
Still struggling to come to terms with the loss of my Mother. I wrote this poem to try and express the pain and reconcile myself to this terrifying reality. If any of you have lost someone I hope you can relate to end but I sincerely hope it doesn't cause you any additional pain.
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
THE SUN'S NO LONGER WARM
SADNESS IS MY NEW NORM
I FIND IT HARD TO SMILE
EACH STEP FEELS LIKE A MILE
THERE SEEMS NO POINT TO PRAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
I'VE LOST ALL BELIEF
AM CONSUMED BY GRIEF
HAVE NO APPETITE
LIE WIDE AWAKE EACH NIGHT
DREADING THE LIGHT OF DAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
I STARE OFF INTO SPACE
A BLANK LOOK ON MY FACE
STILL ALIVE YET INSIDE
FEEL I'VE ALREADY DIED
LEFT THE STAGE, END OF PLAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
ALL MY LIMBS FEEL STIFF
I'VE FALLEN OFF A CLIFF
NOTHING CAN ARREST
THIS FALL, TILL I'M AT REST
CAN'T KEEP SADNESS AT BAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
MY TEARS CONSTANTLY FLOW
PAIN IS ALL KNOW
FEEL I'M FADING FAST
THE SKY SO OVERCAST
NO SUNSHINE, NOT A RAY
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY