You Caused That

This is my feelings about a murder on the news that I am still not ready to talk about and I can't choose the right words for. The biggest pains are silent and they need to be talking about the most.

I used to sleep in pitch darkness
Now I only sleep when the sun rises
You caused that

We are talking with the girls how we gonna defend ourselves
And mom is warning me for not to have a boyfriend
We were the same age
Now we are the only ones who will grow with that pain of the women we never met

I try not to look at the news and think what he did
What he made you believe with his sickness indeed
News shows he is dead
He is death
He caused that

I see him in every guy I met
We haven't talked anything but that.
Still not enough cause people forget
Her mom won't forget.
I won't forget.
You caused that

Author's Note

This is my feelings about a murder on the news that I am still not ready to talk about and I can't choose the right words for. The biggest pains are silent and they need to be talked about the most.

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

I cannot blame you for feeling the way you do....murder is atrocious, cruel, barbaric, and many times it pains us personally and we cannot let go of that pain....anger is part of pain .....and worst of all we keep that pain inside of us....silence...and you feel the need to talk about it as you should... I like your honesty and your chosen words in this piece...very nice!
Warmly, B

[berenongur]

I still can't look at this news. I still can't sleep every time I think about it. It's horrible! I don't know why God allows this. thank you so much miss. i really like your comments. take care . happy new year!

[Betty Hermelee]

I don’t look at news either! I only watch certain shows that are more intellectual…always a pleasure; please check out my work!😊
Warmly
B.

[Poetic Beauty]

The words will come when you are ready. This writing is the first step in that direction of letting out some of those pent up overwhelming emotions.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

The anger is palpable in these words. not that there is anything wrong with that. you should absolutely speak your truth. and not long ago i confronted someone who wronged me and i will from now on always speak up against wrong-doers. anger is a gift. it's what allows us to protect what we value. and there are a lot of people out there who wish to do harm.

[berenongur]

being angry is okay. because if you are angry that means you are paying attenion, you care. anger is a power. where there is anger there is pain also.
use your power my friend. you will be more than okay. take care

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks. i will do. and let's make sure we are angry at the right people. long live Luigi.

[Lisasview]

Good morning from Spain,
Life is full of hate and horrible things but then again it is also full of beauty and love.
Your poem is so sad and it is good that you wrote out your feelings.
My only suggestion is to keep it in the same tense... for example
"I see him in every guy I met"... should be meet... I see him in every guy I meet.
Hope you are okay with my saying this?
Lisa

[berenongur]

Thank you so much for your time and attention and suggestions. Have a great weekend

[Lisasview]

You are most welcome...
Lisa

[red93]

fallon is right and I concur totally - so many horror stories in the News these days. You handled this difficult subject very well ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[berenongur]

Thank you so much

[fallon]

Who needs to tell ghost stories these days when we have the news to cause us horror. Or as the Beetles once sang, "I read the news today, oh boy". But the beauty here is how an artistic mind like yours can take those morbid facts and make them into art. I do love to see that. It was a deeply sad and moving. Thank you for sharing.

[berenongur]

Wish tragedies were only remained in the movies, and The Beatles is always right; "when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be" or "All you need is love".
Your comment make me so happy ma'm, thank you so much. Wishing you the best day.

[fallon]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[emmajoygreen]

To feel such horror shows your heart and mind's goodness and as such, must always speak out, however painful to Self. That said your own feelings are being faced as you write. Life is full of hell and more, but is best to value the kindness and love floating around our planet to be shared with anticipated hope and joy. Never, never bow to the power of evil, weigh it against the strength of Good The 'oo' is the double sign of eternity

[berenongur]

You said it too well. But I believe world is mostly a "good" place. Infinite. Thank you so much for your time and attention

[Tumi]

"A haunting, deeply personal reflection on trauma, pain, and memory. Your words courageously confront the silence surrounding violence.

[berenongur]

Thank you for your time and attention sir

[Arundass TP]

Fearful scenarios in life kills happiness. Nice poem

[berenongur]

Unfortunately. Thank you for your time

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I understand the origins of this feeling. I was sweet on this girl at my High School in my freshman year...we were just virginal kids and kissing was the biggest sexual thrill we knew. I was also sweet on her best friend. They wrote me notes asking me to choose between them. So I ended up choosing her friend. That summer the girl I did not choose was murdered, raped and butchered by escaped convicts from a local prison camp. It still haunts me almost fifty years later. Her best friend became an alcoholic and ruined her own life. So I'm very empathetic to the feelings expressed here and I'm so sorry you have to go through this pain. Blessings of peace and love. F.

[berenongur]

I am so sorry. I have no words for that. I try to keep saying "world is a mostly good place" it is, it really is. It's just sometimes harder other days to believe it. And when there is nothing you can do about these stuff, you try to hold on to believe goodness in people, in life. Grief is the price we pay for care and love. I can't imagine what you are going through. Hope you are doing better right now, and all the people who witnessed that.

Thank you.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Yes, humankind has the innate potential for great acts of goodness and horrific evil. I don't think people who commit such atrocities are truly "human". At least I try to tell myself that so I might be able to endure my own humanity. Bless, F.

[berenongur]

They are not human. We don't believe that, WE KNOW THAT! And we will keep fighting and speaking for the real human rights.
Bless