How much grief
can one heart endure?
As time passes and loved ones leave
how does one continue?
There will be a day
when I am left
alone.
Nothing in this existence
will replace what I had
with you.
Nostalgia the only drug
to get me close enough
to you.
What other futility
will I partake of
to fill the vacuity
of the most important things
in my life
until I finally am able to
leave.
Before the clocks stop
will I find the answer?
Everyone says find the "why"
but that's not good enough.
Loneliness never bothered me.
Loss
was something I wasn't ready for.
Now I am locked
in despair and dread
for the fateful days ahead.
Do I load the remembrances
with pleasant memories
for a potent analgesia?
Or do I sink into
apathy
so that the ache can't touch me?
But this isn't what you'd want.
So I will endure.
Because you loved me
and that's all I'll require.
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Sitting Here Thinking (2020-2022)
PoetryPoetry of varying subjects and construction, the second of three. Written while sitting anywhere, lost in thought about everything and anything. Accolades: #1 Thought Provoking 2/26/2020 #1 Self-Reflection 3/22/2020 #1 Creative Writing 7/24/2020 #3...
