Empathy

In mourning...

The heart moves through a tunnel

In it darkness

                   darkness

                               darkness

Like a shipwreck we die going into ourselves

As though we were d

                              r

                              o

                              w

                              n

                              I

                              n

                              g

                     inside our hearts,

as though we lived falling

                                      out of the skin into the soul

Understanding with love...

               Lynn

Author's Note

Empathy for a friend

Reviews

[David Scott]

Like birth begins in a "dark tunnel", "falling"... So too do we transition beyond the flesh. Just knowing other see the pain helps ease it.
A very dear write.
You are a kind friend.

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Thank you for coming by...

[andrew mitchell]

a sad write,a long journey but as they say don't fight it just go through it

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Thank you, Andrew

[roarke]

I like the "out of the skin into the soul" illumination. we all should do that more.

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So good to see you by, Roarke :)

[wordman]

sounds like a bad disease called depression !

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It is empathy for a friend who lost his brother. Depression is not a disease lol
Thank you for leaving your footprints on my page :)

[wordman]

my condolences for your friend !

[Gregory Stires]

This poem is very good. i like the use of imagery in it. The poem is short but with the words you write it holds so much emotion. I get the feeling from reading this poem that its about mourning someone that passed away and that their heart which could mean their soul is moving through a dark tunnel to whatever destination its lies. also the last line makes me think, is it saying like your living even when the physical body dies and the soul leaves it. overall i really like this poem because it has a nice short but deep meaning that is created through your use of words and that it makes me think about things mentioned in the poem.

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Thank you dear poet...Yes, it is for a friend that lost his brother