Sea Of Darkness

S tanding in the sea of darkness just waiting for the next tragedy

E ach day that passes I seem to wade a little deeper into the murky waters

A head of me, I see no future for the past consumes my every waking hour

 

O ne more funeral to attend, this one has brought me to my knees

F or it is my beloved son that lay there in that flag-draped coffin

 

D arkness surrounds me on all sides, this pain I cannot hide

A black sky is all I see, gray clouds hovering over me

R ed swollen eyes from the tears that I have shed

K issed him goodbye for the last time

N o mother should ever have to go through the pain of losing a child

E legant rose I place upon his chest, a symbol of my love for him

S ilent and still I seem to find myself alone and forsaken

S tanding in the sea of darkness just waiting for the next tragedy

Reviews

[Romneykat]

I remember the day. People all around me, the folding of the flag, the lone piper's pipes, the hugs, love pouring forth from my son's friends and family. And when I awoke in the morning, I remembered nothing of it. Only the beautiful warmth of love and tears given by his friends and family. Mine mixing, blending among their tears as we said goodbye to my son.

I thought my heart could bear no more when 4 months later, my son's beloved companion dog, Mac, died in my arms as I stroked his head telling him goodbye, Godspeed, be in peace, be with our Doug. We buried him that night at the head of Doug's grave. Wrapped in his "blankie" of 12 years with his teddy bear and the leather collar that Doug so lovingly made for him, carefully carving his name, Mac, into the leather.
Goodbye dear friend. Loving freind and companion. You and Doug, forever together, as it should be.
In love to you Debileah.
Kate

[Cece]

WHY ? you always shall wonder
why can life go on ?
why can people be consumed in happiness
when they surrounded by such pain

WHY ? how can one be thankful
when the lost is wandering
between here and there
why cause i still feel their present

WHY ? why does the pain never go
as in ghost he takes the love with him
but in real life love is most painful
nothing is more pain than love

[FireAngel42029]

that is beautiful, it made me cry I can definitely relate to it since I never thought I would have to go to my son's funeral and you hit it right on when you said no mother should have to go through the pain of losing a child I also love the way you wrote the poem using the letters at the begining of each line that spell out sea of darkness great job

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Life sure can make you feel like your drowning in violent body of water and even trying to keep your head above when it is calm... wonderfully done arcoustic again.