Incomprehensible Loss

Sorrow filled me from head to toe

Grief towered over me as I hid

In the dark corners of my mind

I collapsed. The weight of such pain

Impossible to bear

The darkness once cold

Felt warm and inviting to share

“Sit here with me” my heart whispered

“Sit here and hold all those memories so dear

Hug them close and they won’t ever disappear.”

And cry and sigh and scream

And yell and cry some more

Beat your chest and howl

Let all that energy flow

The river of sorrow shall flood you no more.

And when at last the time does come

Remember this my dear sweet one:

They are not gone nor forgotten.

In your heart,

In your mind’s eye,

And in your soul,

they live on

Ever present and all around

Their spirits, only a prayer away.

And do take care, such pain may never

Ever heal but in time it will be lighter to bear.

NAOMI COHEN