How Not To Mourn A Son

I sleep badly, and wrote this last night

He is, he is ;

The failure not to look

Into his room, his sheets

Cold as milk. Dust creeps.

Not to stop the mantra lips

Of heisdeadnichtwahr?

The hunt for torn film,

For cold winds and dried fruit.

Perhaps the glimpse around the

Next corner, he is, he is.

Reviews

[SleeplessVolcano]

Very touching tribute. The hurt remains, and our words try to remedy the loss, although they never truly succeed

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"the hunt for torn film" that is such a potent phrase...
that little movie in our heads of the loved one we lost...
and yes, perhaps a glimpse around the next corner...
another beautifully written tribute to your son, Leslie.
j.

[Leslie Philibert]

My thanks for looking at this. I don`t know if this is a good poem or not. Sometimes I like it, other times I am not sure !

[Einstein Noodle]

pain is palpable .. death comes in many forms and to all things...i think the thing most familiar to Man is it is always sudden :(((((( i do hope you are well ... and if this is confessional .. i do offer my grief felt in the loss ... this is so much a parents lament to be sure ... i am fortunate so far as all my children have made it into middle age ... but i can not help but think of the terrifying thought they may still pre-decease me ... so i tell myself to prepare ...it may happen ...but death is sudden isn't it ..no matter the preparations one might try :((((((((((((((((((((((((( love and comfort Leslie
E.

[Leslie Philibert]

My best wishes. For me, a really bad time, and although Daniel has found his peace I have to carry his memory and the pain of his loss. Your fine words help.

[Einstein Noodle]

:( ...................... we aren't alone in that..tho it seems we are ...peace and comfort Leslie!

[Ken Simm.]

I sit here wondering. With a fear and trembling and oh so sad. Too incredible for me to review. It is beyond me.

[Leslie Philibert]

My thanks for your review. Writing poetry about my loss will not make my son come back, but I hope at least I will find a way to cope through writing.
As ever, my best wishes.