Frozen
do not ask me to remember as if I could forget... a morning in december
mom said you had gone away or that morning in september the phone rang
no one there rang again at last you spoke
to share the news how often has it happened the phone rang
your world collapsed born again into another world seconds passed
i was with you on that morning you took three short breaths
and went away i remained empty
in the silence afterwards nothing left to say the phone rang again
you said he had gone away still a boy the kindest soul
i heard your voice i knew before you spoke a word
the phone rang on another night you said he was dead now accidental overdose
a boy in pain trying to find his way or the morning in june
arrived at the hospital to find you had gone no do not ask me to remember
what is impossible to forget all the endings i remember
just another second on the face of the clock tick, tick, tick
an avalanche an earthquake the last beat of a heart
i the cadaver frozen the pain has ceased
February 23, 2017
6 comments:
Profoundly moving thoughts you are thinking there Annell.
The pain of loss upon loss is well couched in your words. Let there be solace and hope!
These memories are forever etched within us ~ The consolation would be that the pain has ceased, but for us, the living, we carry on ~
So many profound losses, Annell. It is a wonder we stay standing and putting one foot in front of the other. Your poem expresses the loss, the pain, the searing memories so well.
Good description of the moment of loss: "i remained empty
in the silence afterwards"
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