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Tag: greif

Picture of Love (Originally Untitled) – Written Monday 16th April 2012

how can she not be here?
those curtains were barely used
how can she not be here?
there was so much ahead
how can she not be here?
how can anyone suddenly be dead…

creative - writing, free verse, greif, loss, poems, poetry, writer, writing

Rose Coloured Glasses – August 2012

death does not make people perfect
and rose coloured glasses
do nothing to disguise the tears
and there were many

creative, death, greif, loss, mum, poems, poetry, proud, verse, writing, wrter

I Do Not Mean to be in Such Pain – Written July 2012 (Aged 37)

and the pain is real, the hurt still sore
i do not mean to wallow
but in my emotional drunkeness
the grief is an easy light to follow

creative writing, greif, loss, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

They Almost Tattoo My Eyes

it has turned to drought
all this is hard to take
smiling in the right places
is hard to fake

creative writing, death, greif, loss, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Words Can Fall Short – Tuesday 31st July 2012

i try to remember their face
the moments,
when a smile was there

creative writing, death, greif, loss, mum, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

If You Were Here – July 2012

If You Were Here if you were herei would tell you of this joband the flat and the life we … More

death, greif, loss, mum, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Mum, I Miss You…

Mum, I Miss you… mum, i miss you…in my memoryi scrutinise your facehoping to replace the image of death with … More

creative writing, death, greif, loss, mum, poet, poetry, verse, writing

Rage and Anger My Pillow – July 2012

i listen
but it is different
i lie down
rage and anger my pillow

creative writing, death, greif, loss, pain, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Tears Escape – Sunday 1st July 2012

and i pay the bill
the cost for the pain i feel
and the cost for what is lost
is mighty steep

creative writing, greif, loss, pain, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

Moments are Precious – Friday 22nd June 2012

final moments
phone calls
and still something
it remains so difficult

creative writing, death, greif, loss, poems, poetry, verse, writer, writing

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