Lost

Losing someone close is losing everything

Lost

 

Lost without direction

Empty as that crumbled pack of Marlboro lights on the ground

Lonely, a single towel on the line to dry…in the rain

Wasted like left over pudding in the sink strainer

Shredded, an unimportant document in the wrong stack

Destroyed in a crumbled mass of quivering stone

Crying beneath a flowing river rising

Torn apart, a ticket stub to a missed concert

Scared half to death with the other half waiting

Cowering within each breath I no longer want to take

Fractured like grandma’s Hummel found by a wagging dog’s tail

Dead, wearing a disguise of the living…and a poor one at that

Desperate to know that which I won’t

Lost without you

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

Now this is the business Jack. I really enjoyed the thoughtfulness of this.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Ken

[Cassie]

This piece brings out that lonely feeling, you have nailed it so well as usual.

[Jack...]

Thank you Sunshine for smiling in my world today.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

WoW! This reminds me of Jim Daniels poetry. I took a class with him and your writing here is very similar to some of his that I read. Nice Job!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Josie

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome!

[Laminators Dubai]

Found...we all need some to care and understand and guide us now and then...
This is a brilliant poem my friend.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Glitch

[Pryde Foltz]

Scared half to death with the other half waiting

I think this line says it all. At some point you neither have or lack faith and neither direction seems the one to turn.

[Jack...]

It is sure a dark place with no direction anywhere. Thanks for stopping by Pryde. Your friendship is a gift.

[WithLoveandLoss.]

gosh, this is incredible! I had to read twice just to marvel at its depth. My favorite lines:
"Dead, wearing a disguise of the living…and a poor one at that
Desperate to know that which I won’t
Lost without you"

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much for your kind words my friend.

[Rita L. Sev]

Lonely, a single towel on the line to dry…in the rain

This simple image is so poignant. Sorrow radiates from this piece, Jack. Beautiful, melancholy - you write the heart of everyone who has ever suffered a loss.

[Jack...]

Thank you Rita for always making me smile.

[icelandicblue]

This is extremely stark. You paint your pictures in shades of gray. I yearn for that youthful ignorance of what life can hold at times:

Dead, wearing a disguise of the living…and a poor one at that

Life is an obstacle course I think. You've captured the cold breath of loss in this piece.

[Jack...]

Thank you Anne. I truly do appreciate you.

[Sami Khalil]

It is devastating indeed and one that requires a lot of faith and hope in better days. Some people give up easily and some hang on by a thread ...A very touching indeed...:)................

[Jack...]

Thank you Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)......................