~When You Leapt

Your butterfly wings twisted 

                    by fate & obscurity

               plummeting into the grand abyss

             you took my heart with you when you leapt

                           hanging by a thread was no way to go

left behind memories, secrets and pain

         now divided by death I can't help but wonder

was there peace in your decision to fall?

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I think anyone who has had a loved one take their own life asked such questions... you will go crazy living with them unanswered, but you need to find peace by keeping them alive in your heart.

Have you ever heard "A Tout Le Monde" by Megadeth... if not check it out.

[Frieda P]

Only listened to it about a thousand times in that immediate time following the sadness....thanks Dale.

[Shaun Payton]

Heavy heartbeats in this piece. The ever mysterious/heartvwrenching wondering, is there peace in that decision? I do not know. I think, it may come to faith or there just never is a answer.

[Frieda P]

More like 'never an answer'...thanks Shaun.

[redflutterby]

The wondering is so hard sweetie. And im not sure if your asking if she was at peace when she made that final decision or if it was peace that she sought and found. Ultimately you will never know and that surely tears at your heart. I do believe that she is at peace now as nothing bad here can reach us once we are gone.

This moved me..as all your poems about your sister do. Thank you for sharing your love of her and your sorrow with us. xo

[Frieda P]

I question it all Red, depends on the day and my mood, acceptance is supposed to be part of the grieving process, but I don't see it happening. Thanks my dear friend. x

[redflutterby]

Always luv...and you will come to your own understanding one day. Acceptance or not. It is your grief to work through as you see fit. Just remember you are not alone. xo

[SyberRose]

When my brother who had mental illness most of his adult life died...I felt such a peaceful feeling knowing he was finally in peace...Nicely expressed Frieda...Rose

[Frieda P]

I understand that, watching someone you love suffer is tragic in itself, she was still exuberant until the end....appreciate your thoughts here, thanks Rose.

[Cool Handless Luke]

Something about this just demands my attention here Frieda! This is a heartbreakingly beautiful anf haunting piece to go into my favorites for now and I will return and review it further shortly!

[Frieda P]

Thanks for your thoughts Luke, and the favorite, this one is really personal to me, all of them about my sister are.

[Sami Khalil]

"left behind memories, secrets and pain
now divided by death I can't help but wonder

was there peace"
So much sadness and agony in our world and that is sometimes I run into imaginations or meditations to escape the harsh reality of our wicked lows . This poem ask pertinent questions which echoes back in the depths of it all...Well done...:)

[Frieda P]

All questions, never any answers Sami, thanks so much.

[Sami Khalil]

I know the feeling . You are welcome...:)

[icelandicblue]

Oh Frieda,

We never really know do we? What we do know is that there was love. I feel the coldness of that abyss and I am sorry for that. Your words know no heights and your heart knows no depths.

[Frieda P]

I know you feel this one, thanks blue for your kind sentiments.