The Day My Heart Shattered

I lost someone very important to me to suicide and coped with it through writing.

Innocence still strewn about my conscious.

The worst thing that could happen was my toy breaking.

I presumed life would remain this way.

Who would have known life was faking.

I sat on the couch, tv screen before me.

My favorite show just taking a break.

Unexpecting of what would come.

Once the screen flickered my hands started to shake.

Her name was displayed, the letters bold

I could hear my own heart pounding.

A picture of the rails flashed on the screen.

Every mental alarm bell sounding.

My mom stood frozen and quiet.

The shock settling deep inside.

A word repeated next to her image.

And that word happened to be suicide.

Reviews

[Sapientiam]

I'm so sorry for your loss... Suicide is a great deal that can destroy anyone who is near, not just the person who committed it. I've almost lost friends to suicide and I've lost direct family members (not to suicide, though), so I'm very serious when I say that I understand. This is coming from someone who is impersonal to an extent. Really. Death is horrid. It makes life seem pointless, yet, it is death that actually makes life more meaningful. Every moment is precious, and that's evident when the news came abrupt in your poem. Moments can change in an instant and that's frightening. I pray that you will pull through this loss because I know this must be painful...

Anyways, great job...!