A Loss

A poem to mother when she died.

*A Loss
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The rain has not let up for days,
Driving deep inside my skull.
My life high speed and in slow~mo,
Heading straight into a wall.
Pain enough to kill ten men,
Colliding deep within my soul.
It slams away my everything,
And puts me in a hole.
Darkness now is all I see,
I'll never be again.
Life sure does lose all its meaning,
With the loss of your bestfriend.

                                      Austin G Wright
        2003

* Dedicated to my Mother,
   Anne S Wright (1942-2003)

Reviews

[Theresa]

My eyes filled with tears by the last line. I could never imagine, but this poem seems to describe the unthinkable pain. The last two lines really got to me:
"Life sure does lose all its meaning,
With the loss of your bestfriend"
like you I am lucky enough to be close with my mom and I to consider her my best friend in these lines cut deep into my heart. A remarkable piece. Thanks for sharing.

[Jenny Nelson]

A beautiful poem and memorial. I can feel where you are coming from. Lost my mom to cancer when I was 21. Long time ago, you "deal," but you don't forget. You truly expressed your pain explicitly. Very moving indeed.