~
Here he lies sleeping…
Deep underground…
The grass has grown over…
No trace can be found…
Just a simple plot…
With memories and flowers…
So peaceful and so quiet…
I could sit here for hours…
A place that’s so detached…
In a field full of pain…
My mind floods with memories…
Under a sky filled with rain…
Refusing to let emotions show…
Keeping tears locked away inside…
It’s the way he brought me up…
Even now I can’t cry…
It’s all floating around in there…
Yet I keep it all closed…
If I open the box…
I’ll feel so vulnerable, so exposed…
That’s just not an option…
So it’s a choice I have made…
And along with all the others…
Grieving will be forever delayed…
Perhaps this is my weakness…
A sign that I’m not strong…
But don’t lay there and judge me…
Don’t tell me this is wrong…
It doesn’t mean I don’t think about you…
Or what you mean to me…
Maybe one day I’ll resolve this…
Perhaps then I’ll be set free…
Until then you can sleep…
Your body covered in dirt…
Becoming at one with the Earth…
And at peace from all your hurt…
~
perfection, I understand this so well!
xx Paris
Thank you for your kind words Paris – Cheers J
The pain is so tangible… Beautiful sad poem, J!
Thanks – a hard one to write at the time. Cheers J
I can imagine…
Reblogged this on Mocking Bird Down and commented:
Love it.
Thank you for the reblog – Cheers J
Sad, stirring and very well written.
Thank you for your kind words – Cheers J
Just classic
Universal I guess! Cheers J
That was the sweetest thing I ever read.
Thank you – Cheers J
So sweet and mournful. It’s so sad that emotion is frowned upon for men.
Big boys don’t cry – cliched, but it’s the way it is really – Cheers J
I am so sorry for you, grief should be expressed or it festers and hurts more. Grieving is a human emotion and is lessened with shared. This is a very moving and well written piece… Michelle
Thank you for your kind and insightful comment Michelle – Cheers J
So really beautiful and honest..
Thank you Bee – Cheers J
As difficult as it is to lose someone or something, it becomes evident over time that their essence will always be present in your heart. That, my friend, is a blessing. Wishing you all the best.
Agree, it’s all in there, somewhere – Cheers J
Such a powerful, poignant poem. Grief is horrible …..
Thank you for your kind words – Cheers J
i get it
Thanks Chrissy – appreciated – Cheers J
Strong, deep and powerful words, thanks for shareing them, take care
Thank you – Cheers J
Excellent writing illustrating such a sad subject.
So beautiful and sad. I shared on Google+
Thanks Susan – always appreciate my words being shared – Cheers J
Reblogged this on Darque Thoughts.
Thanks for the reblog! Cheers J