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Grief

This feels as if my heart is tearing
Filling up with skulls and bones
My head is full of tears
And I can't bare to think
At night I dream of you
I sleep between the well wishing conversations
There is a pulling of my stomach
Every time I heave
The air escapes my lungs
As I howl again
I feel so unspeakably awful
It's a wonder I'm not dead too
I don't think I've touched the ground
I wish I was with you
I do believe you're better now
After the sleepless drives and pills killed you







Author notes

I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to lose a parent. My step-father (who raised me) died in February of 2007.
This is based on what grief felt like for me, so I don't expect it to be the same for you. All I hope is that you can relate to it.

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  • Meroza
    August 29, 2008

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    It is a lot like you felt, feeling trapped in every room I am in, feeling every breath I take is not enough, the unbearable pain in my heart.

    But I disagree on one point of your poem;
    "After the sleepless drives and pills killed you"
    My mother is a pill addict but my step dad never abused pills so I reacded stronger on this then others may have.

    None the less, thank you so much for taking the time to enter my contest, it is deeply apriciated.


    • myheartbait
      August 29, 2008

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      Thank you for your comment. I should have explained the last line. See, my father drove for 27 hours, then took a unknown number of sleeping pills, and had a heart attack in his sleep. I didn't mean your father, and I'm sorry you took that the wrong way.
      I hope you're doing ok.

      • Meroza
        August 30, 2008
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        Thank you for explaining that bit, and I am sorry to heart about that. I never take any kinds of pills or medicine except those I need to survive, I am against drugs and if you feel pain it is because your body is telling you that something is wrong and you should treath it.

        I am doing as fine as you can, the day's are passing by slowly but its good to be home with the family.