Once I was fine,
Once I was happy.
I found my light,
The darkness retreated.
Once I was happy as could be,
Once I was sad beyond disbelief.
Once I cried and yelled,
Once I held my thoughts in.
They were a ticking time bomb.
Once I thought we could have it all,
Once I tried to bring you back.
Once I saw I was loved by none.
Once I found I was someone,
I found that despite your absence,
I can survive,
Continue to thrive.
Once I was with the dark,
Now not anymore.
Once I questioned my next step,
Once I didn't know what to do.
Once I thought
Am I just better off with you?
Could I be happy like that?
When could I see you again?
Once I had you,
Once you were near,
Once I had the future held dear.
Now you are gone,
Plans not finished,
Leaving me to think back.
To the once, I thought,
Once I believed,
Once I felt.
Never knowing what would come next,
Only knowing what once happened.
The price of love,
Is loss.
And still, I pay,
I pay for every day.
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Waves of Grief
PoetryThere are more than just five feelings that people have when they are going through the grieving process after losing someone in any circumstance. The following is a collection of poems I've written to explore these other feelings. How you can hope...
