Once Upon a Time….

I began this poem shortly after my son passed away in Dec of ‘21 but am just now really “finishing” it. Hope you enjoy.

- In the dwelling of my mind, a heavy clambering stirs,
Fading whispers of a forgotten self, and a smile that once was hers.
- A soul once clad with laughter, a gleam that lit the night,
Became the tempest that hovered shadows, hidden far from sight.

- Through and through the depths of my soul, I seek that familiar face,
Yearning even deeper still, to revisit that joyous place.
- Where did I go when I left, when did the world become so cold?
Garnered silently with my own wreckage, my story remaining untold.

- My inner voice now shouting at me, louder than ever before,
Will I ever meet with ‘her’ again, if only just once more?

- I close my eyes, attempt to breathe, while letting go of the pain,
I dry my tears, cleanse my soul to wipe away the stain.
- A prayer for reunion with her somewhere, someday, if only just one time more,
So we can carry on living our dream in euphoria, like we did once before.

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

What tragic beauty here, Kate. What an experience, what pain...

How you're still able to put emotions before you, face the echoes of such a precious but past life is - extraordinary and without equal.

'- I close my eyes, attempt to breathe, while letting go of the pain,
I dry my tears, cleanse my soul to wipe away the stain.
- A prayer for reunion with her somewhere, someday, if only just one time more,
So we can carry on living our dream in euphoria, like we did once before '

Perhaps that reunion, albeit as is, is every moment you think of your daughter, not only because you must.. but, you do so with a precious pride in 'her' who will always gently linger until- the Light shines even brighter.

[KateH038]

Very nicely pointed out to me as I hadn’t looked at it that way. Thank you for that. It most definitely gives me a different perspective from which to view this from. Thank you so, so much 💙💙