grief poetry · in memory

I Want You Back


8/10/24 I want you back.  It's a simple wish An uncomplicated craving  Neither treasures, nor followers   nor world dominance, nor the moon.  Just. You.  In the flesh; your hugs and your scent.  I want us back Who we used to be when we first began.   Not who we were at the end  Battling,… Continue reading I Want You Back

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Emotional Stockholm Syndrome


Your act of defence and self-preservation will always be misconstrued as an unfair, uncalled-for ‘attack’ by those in your life, who view themselves as ‘perennial victims’ and believe they never do any wrong, therefore don't register it at all when they hurt you first; or those condescending self-appointed-authority in your life, who believe they are… Continue reading Emotional Stockholm Syndrome

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The Void


And when all this is done…And we're finally let out again,We will find…Our very own personal world,Our own Truman's show,filled with lovely people, we only somewhat know…A lot emptier than before! So many will have gone, without even a goodbye,The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,The local fruit seller, the news reader,A neighbour's friend we… Continue reading The Void

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To the caregiver,


The feeling of HELPLESSNESS is real,The helplessness of not being able to do enough,The helplessness in the wait,The helplessness of alienation,When you want to reach out to the one you love, who is going to hell and hopefully back,But are kept out the door unceremoniously like the gatekeeper. You feel the pain,Yet it's not you… Continue reading To the caregiver,