General Poetry posted January 4, 2010

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Feelings on the death of my mother

A chapter in the book Poems from a Pensive Poet

Grief

by BethShelby

Sad Poems Contest Winner 

Enshrined within this tortured brain of mine, unable to release a single tear, emotions lie in catatonic state, like you, at rest upon your burial bier. My friends all asked me why I didn't grieve. Some wondered if I was too cold to care. I couldn't say; I didn't know myself. Some feelings are too intimate to share. I was the only fruit your womb would know. On me, you lavished tenderness and care. Smothered in your pools of adoration, I struggled free to breathe a fresher air. Yet, no matter where my path would take me, your devotion encased me like a glove. There never was a time I felt alone. There never was a day untouched by love. Words can do no justice to my feelings, and tears can never fill the vacant place. Your passing is a wound within my heart which only time may heal but not erase.

Writing Prompt Sadness has overcome us all at one time or another. Either caused by a relative or close friend's death or from the girl or guy that broke our heart or just life in general. We all handle situations differently, some good, some bad. This contest gives us the ability to explore this. Your poem can also play into other emotions that are common to writing like this such as anger or depression.

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