“I Grieve”
Lost and faltering
Floundering in the sea
Of my indispensable need
Need that intensifies in the darkness
Unlimited and unending
How can I describe
The hollowness of loss?
Do I speak?
Will I risk the words
That once released
Continue out of control
Throughout the breath of eternity?
Shall I know the result
Of these intemperate thoughts?
Or slumber in the oblivion of the dead?
O, tranquil are the deaf
To the choruses of loss
For to speak, to give voice
To that which is in reality
A scream
Would spin this wheel interminably
Or if it be little more than a squeak
Choked and muffled by grief
Stutter and trip
to a premature conclusion
How then do I proceed
When lost and faltering, I grieve?
—Christina Knowles (2015)
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That was beautifully written!
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Thank you so much.
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Beautiful. To me you have described exactly how it feels to be unable to describe the pain of losing someone you love.
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Thank you. It seems impossible to describe.
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