i have the conversations with them
i never had in life
both hang around
the realms of my sleepy nights
Tag: loss
Leaving – Written February 1995 (Aged 19)
they all say,
what did you say to her?
i remember i held your hand –
and i asked if you were happy
you smiled at me, and you said you were
why did you lie to me?
Unpinned – Written by Katherine Garratt – August 2021
And very earnestly, small hands would spell out
I
Love
You
Mummy
With x x x crosses x x x for kisses until the flame sputtered out
Hardest Months – Written November 2012 (Aged 37)
we shared –
one final cup of tea
and we shared –
one last bakewell tart
Unwilling Experts in This Field – Written Monday 3rd August 2020 (Aged 45)
we have become too used to losing parents
and dealing with their affairs
we have become unwilling experts
in this line of work
You Fetched Me at Eighteen – Written Tuesday 7th January 2020 (Aged 44)
it holds me tight
as my memories try not to forget
and my values offer to strike up a light
you were there
in my clumsy years
punch drunk with a mix tape
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…
Turning on Taps (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 15th March 2012
sometimes when it comes to raw emotion
there is no holding back
i treasure those last words
conversations and moments exchanged
You Were Human (Originally Untitled) – Written March 2012
i miss you
but you are not here
to hear that
to be told
to gather us up
in one final hold
The Day That Never Came – Friday 9th March 2012
another phone call
with formalities exchanged
no search from, ‘wood’, try, ”barker’
her former name
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