Saturday, March 23, 2024

Grief Unbearable

 So many faces, etched with worry's lines, Hushed whispers hung heavy in the air. Suits, once crisp, now damp and clinging, defined A collective posture, burdened by despair.

We scanned their pallor, a sea of muted grey, Formal frowns etched deep beneath the brim. Everyone soaked, even drowning in dismay, Lost in a storm where solace seemed so dim.

We came with hands outstretched, a silent plea, To offer solace, mend what could be sewn. But hope, like sunlight, struggled to break free, For the ship of life had reached its course unknown.

We, like small boats, set out on a tide, To save a vessel swallowed by the deep. But the wreckage lay silent, where dreams had died, A sunken hull where sorrow's tendrils creep.

Above the waves, a face turned skyward rose, Her hair a beacon, a fiery crimson crest. A heart laid bare, where love's sweet ember glows, Now shattered, yearning for a final rest.

She crumpled to the ground, a broken form, Seeking solace in the cold, unyielding earth. A final act, a love that weathered the storm, As heaven claimed him, and a piece of us took birth.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Spending the night
Thinking of you
You not thinking of me
You thinking of someone
Anyone
Anyone but me
I'm an occasional thought
But not real guilt
You giving yourself to him
I feel every pang of suspicion
Worse, I will never know
I would rather die
I'm dying already

Ways to fall in love
Looking into your eyes
The sound of your voice
The thoughts of you that I comprehend
The essence of you
The way that you smile
The way that you cry
The pure friendship that you offer
The way that you look past my imperfection
The compassion that you have
The compassion that you hide
The you that you are
Every single suttle way that you exixt
Absorb that hug
Like it wasn't part of you
But you took it in
Now it is you
The connection of love
Universal
It doesn't have to be believed
It just is
Beautiful
The truth
In a hug... All of that!

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Sales tattered and torn
Nothing but darkness ahead
Clouds hanging around my neck
Pulling me down
The mist of the cold waves
Crashing on my face
No sound
Roaring, filling my me
Hopelessness
I toss myself over
Sinking to the end
When they surprise themselves
That is the message delivered
That is what was intended
The purest form of beauty
Love given
Love
Can I cry for you brave soul?
I see you are proud
I see you are strong
God knows I see you are so disappointed
Sweet life taken so young
Can I cry for you because I know you will not
May peace wash over you
Take note my dear friend, I may cry for a long time
I know that life won't last
We all do
But dear friend, life lingered better with you