11:24 thoughts

11:24 thoughts

A Poem by christina

how do you breathe 

when grief wraps its icy fingers around your throat 

and steals the breath from your lungs

how do you think 

when the thoughts collide and you are out of your mind 

how do you live 

when the heart that should beat 

has been buried alongside a dead boy in a grave that was dug too early 

© 2018 christina


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All death sad but the death of a child beyond that. How any parent can deal with their child's passing, well, doesn't bear thinking about.
Some fine lines in this piece

Posted 6 Years Ago


This hits home since I've lost someone recently. Well, there's been a few losses this past yr.

Grief can cripple. Grief can choke.

Great line

"grief wraps its icy finger around your throat"

Posted 6 Years Ago


christina

6 Years Ago

Thank you :) I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, I know how absolutely terrible it can be. i'm her.. read more
Beautifully dark...

I think the short line then the long line serves very well for this poem. Guilt and grief can do almost anything to us, whether good or bad...

And sometimes you might feel like you want to wither and die because of it.

Overall, quite good.

Posted 7 Years Ago



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