On a curb of life

"Poem inspired by a traumatic event a friend shared with me today"

On a curb of snow and ice

I prayed that I would die

blood and tears mixed on my lips

I sought God in the skies

Embarrassed to the pit of my soul

my tomorrow looked bleaker still

barely strength to catch my breath

and salvage what’s left of my will

Words sharper than shards of glass

cut holes as big as moonlit craters

no more place here for any lovers -

it seems, I only have haters

Collecting the pieces of what I had

I looked life in the eye squarely

too much has happened to now give up

I will survive, even if barely.

Reviews

[CherieLamour]

Thank you for writing this heartfelt poem. Very emotional and full of poetic understandings. I think you captured the moment and the photo draws in my heart.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thank you, Cherie......It was hard to write this one because I am not describing my own pain, but that of another.......but, as it is said, a burden shared is a burden halved and I hope my wordw can help with the healing process.......yes, scars always remain, but they can become healed scars, wihout festering........

[CherieLamour]

Yes. That is true.

[Insight "MH"]

We mostly seek refuge in the skies cause God made them wide and vast as if He is telling us there will come a day when you'll find the large world smaller and can't handle your problems, so look up.
Thank you for sharing this Insightful piece.

Insight.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Insight.......nothing stirs us more than the pain and suffering of others.....i think such a concern may often even be stronger than love........

[Einstein Noodle]

heart felt ... empathetic .. can plug many situations into this write ... could be anyones son or daughter, friend or even foe ... we hurt one another with impunity these days .. especially teens on social media ... too easy to think we have anonymity ... vitriolic words spew and one thinks nothing of it ... your oem sits heavy enough to turn me to my small prayers for big things to happen for the better .. so well done says i!
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

thanks Einstein......at least, I think, no matter what happens to us, if we have someone to talk to about it, the battle is half won.....the worst case scenario is not often how intense the initial trauma was, but whether one feels isolated and alone afterwards.....

Thanks for your kind words.....:)

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ... i agree ... to go it alone many times brings more hurt ..buried but alive :(

[TheLostMind]

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising each time we fall. Life can bring us down but it cannot keep us there. There will always be someone loving and caring for everyone out there. Time will heal all wounds.

A good write :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

Indeed.....we need to rise, but often, we need a helping hand to get us up again.

One hopes that time heals all wounds - I want to believe it. However, a lady getting raped last year manages to get through her trauma and adapt to life and actual grow beyond the experience, though another lady who got raped 20 years ago still sits with the scars......I guess how each person tries to deal with the traumatic event depends on whether time will get the opportunity to do its healing work....

Thank you for your kind comments....:)