Grief & Loss, Page 2

Empty Reflections

As I look into the mirror there's someone staring back. I'm not quite sure who she is, There's something that she lacks. Her family tree is not so tall, And her eyes are not so deep. Withi... [more]

An empty blackboard stands alone they erased who I was and gave me a new home. Liquid paper where my life use to be. how could they take that away from me? Did they really believe that I'd n... [more]

Family Ties

"I have no ribbon lace," said my hair to my Self when the brown curls fell in the mirror on the shelf. "I cannot find a trace," said my nose to my Self, "of any fa... [more]

For My Sake

Being it's almost Mothers Day,I thought I'd share this poem that I wrote for my birth mother.I wrote this when I was at my lowest point.Noone would give me any information & I had decide... [more]

Forgotten

It seems I've forgotten my Grandmother's eyes My Uncle's strong chin My sister's sweet smile I can't face myself in the mirror without shame It seems I've forgotten my own Mother's name The... [more]

Frozen Emotions

Sixty-seven was the year Weeks turned months In private tear Politely guarded ....programmed never to tell Her numbed emotions Were secreted well Trapped and bewildered Veiled in blue A ho... [more]

Hear My Heart

This quest for the faceless mother, hidden deep away. Is built upon your visage, I see keenly every day. Looking for perfection , firstly she’s compared to you, All those years o... [more]

His Name Is Jack

Once there was a name I knew I held it in my heart. JACK Once there was a hero I imagined but only his name I knew. Jack Once there was a word I loved, and it was Jack All my dreams, all my... [more]

I Must Find

I MUST FIND the other part of me There's a part thats's missing. Don't you see? If I find it-it will make me a whole person And stop this feeling that I have been nursin'. All my life I have... [more]

If I Could See

Mother, where are you? Where could you be? It's been thirty-five years; do you think of me? If you could see You're a grandma of two and a mother to me. Although life has not been easy, I wi... [more]