Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Warning: For Those Who Grieve

Photo by Ksenia Chernaya




















There are no words 
To fill the void 
It is an endless sea 
Of missed communication
And broken opportunities

How do I move forward? 
How do I forget? 
How do I cry? 
Now that you're gone 

Your things fill the room, storage and my mind 
Vestiges of the life 
You left behind
For the first time 
Your not here to wipe my tears 

They fill the rims of my dry eyes
Bubbling to the surface
Like a pop can that was shaken 
And opened to soon  

Where is your shoulder to cry on?
Where can one go to find your love? 
The contour of your face 
Was the comfort that tired consciences rested on 

There are tangled grey wires 
At the base of my swollen red heart 
Unable to hold the contents 
Of a soul tore apart

It pumps the same 
But it aches different
It pleads for a love far gone
Begging for attention in a world 
That pays no mind 

How do I move forward? 
How do I forget? 
How do I cry? 
Now that you're gone

The mouth says, I'm well 
Fingertips text, I'm fine 
But deep down a stomach twisted in knots 
Burns with a throbbing
That only the grieving know 

When death darkens a humble doorstep
An unraveling spirit will gladly go home 
Let the white picket fence fade into the background 
Clouds hover in weightless air 

They appear and disappear 
As the light of a glistening dawn opens 
For those chained in the shackles of mourning 
Morning after morning freed from the torment 
Of a breaking heart that stays broke 



Love always, Esha 

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Poetry In the Storm: My Prayer

I read this poem to my Father on his death bed. He always loved hearing my poetry and I loved being his daughter. This is a poem for anyone who has lost someone very dear to their heart. 


My Prayer


Y’all don’t understand, 

I’m gonna pray till the mercy falls down from heaven 

Like misty, silky rain


I looked the angel of death in its eye

Still, I call on the Lord o my soul

I see Your glory even now


Hear me in the depth 

And the solitude of my despair

Let the words from my humble, cracked, tear covered lips 

Touch your ear


Pull me in once again

Bring me near! 

Hold me close


You created the moon

You gave formation to stars

You are higher than mountains, 

Your son walked on water


Your holiness bestows love on the loveless

You see the heart of man and you touch it still

You anoint those who seek you diligently

I kneel before the throne


I beseech you for mercy 

And blessings beyond understanding

Let a miracle be done 

So I can carry the good news to all those I meet


Y’all don’t understand, 

I’m gonna pray till the mercy falls down from heaven 

Like misty, silky rain


Love always, Esha 

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