Staring into the traffic, I see nothing nor hear anything.
Yet the swish of tyres on rain-soaked tarmac,
And lights red and white passing outside the cafe
Unregistered sight and sound knock at my conscience.
π«
Our final text chat; I tried so hard to stay strong,
Not weaken, nor fail in my assurance I was fine.
‘Good. I’m glad’. you said.
‘I’m fine, I promise.’ I’d lied.
π«
Now the wretched anguish tears at my insides,
Forcing air out in gasps, I cannot breath.
I will die without you, my strength is leaving,
The pain drags my belly down, the loss is draining.
π«
I hunch forward, arms wrapped around me,
Knowing never again will I feel your squeeze.
You flew last week, to your old life; without me.
You warned me it would happen one day.
π«
The night time is worse; darkness stealing any hope.
I stare at your photographs but stop I must,
And wean myself from the blanket you wrapped me in
Life so cruel – you came into my life, now you’re gone.
π«
Reblogged this on IdeasBecomeWords and commented:
We mentioned yesterday,
Re-blogging past posts.
I look through today,
and am drawn to the poems.
In April I had started
to study emotions in writing.
This was an experiment. xx
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I love the title. Goes so well with the poem β€
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So good π
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Thanks lovely x
What page are you on the book? Iβm about 170 and hoped to finish today!
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Damn I much behind but sure done by end of week……
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Ok … Joseph was on page 154 ish about two days ago … π«
We should βmeetβ Sunday night perhaps to chat x
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Yep,fine to meπ
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Heart-rending – perhaps we can all identify with the grief, if not with the lying text
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Indeed … π
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Liking that muchly
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Thank you kind Sir … π€π«
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Well written indeed. I have felt this way more than once. Each time hoping it was the last.
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Oh bless you … me too. Isnβt it just so powerful? You canβt picture recovering enough to just be relaxed and living normally can you?
The emotions we are able to feel as humans really set us apart I believe from the rest of the animal kingdom.
Thank you for your kind words x
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Loved this!!!! So sad! I could feel the pain of loss. Beautifully written!!!! π
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Thanks lovely … I have felt like this in the past and itβs horrendous to live through. Iβve watched a male friend go through similar too and while sad for him, I was reassured that the males of our species are capable of feeling precisely the same emotions as us women ππ₯
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