Heartache

Hmmmm, missed so much :)

It wasn't by choice accepted
nor was it bought,
it was bestowed upon me without warning
at zero six twenty on April the 9th this year.
A knock at the door,
a knock that could mean only one thing,
and indeed it was that " thing"
The trembling bottom lip,
tear stained cheeks
and red rimmed eyes of a younger sibling,
standing 6' 2" but now the small boy of 50 years ago,
spoke so much louder than his words,
" mum died early this morning... "

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness ... what a powerful closing and tribute to Ma s who have passed .. your brother at the door in such a state is vivid in my mind and feelings ... so few lines and generations told ... i am sorry for your loss (surely this is confessional) we miss them more the more we have loved them :( thanks for sharing ... well done!
E.

[Gee]

Confessional indeed, sadly. All facts true.
Been hard adjusting mentally knowing that I'll never pop in and have a cuppa and a chat :((
Thanks for reading and commenting E, always appreciated especially on this one.
Cheers

[olla]

I lost my mom several years ago.. the only one of my beloved that I was not with when she left.. I miss her every day.. and I would give anything for just one more morning coffee with her.. she was my best friend forever.. your simple words are so powerful..

[Gee]

Thank you Olla, appreciate your words

[Fran Marie]

The worst message ever to be delivered..a true heartache indeed to hear that death has called a love one ..heartbreaking

[Gee]

Thanks for commenting Fran Marie, very much appreciated

[Fran Marie]

you 're welcome my friend

[R.E. Ray]

I'm blessed to still have both parents, but I've been on the receiving end of phone calls and visits like that. I won't say I understand because losing a parent doesn't compare to others. Still, you introduce us to that pain, a gut-wrenching, nauseating feeling we either know or will know at some time.

You honor your mum with your poetry, and for now, at this time, that's a worthy tribute.

[Gee]

Thank you RER.
Always thought I would be prepared, how wrong I was.
Thank you. Hope you are well.

[barleygirl]

You are the complete opposite of me. I have not cried one single tear since my mom died in May. That's why I love reading your words, becuz it helps me remember what it feels like to be human again. This is the best thing of yours I've read about your mom being gone. That moment when you find out -- you really put the power into this moment with your way of telling it. I'm really sorry it still hurts this much! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Gee]

Thank you Margie, I appreciate so much you taking the time to read most of my offerings :))

[DIVYA]

A very sad poem bringing into retrospective the full circle life runs. Of loss of loved ones and those moments of realisations imprinted in time. Beautifully expressed Gee.

[Gee]

It's already been 8 months since mum upped and left this world.
Thank you

[DIVYA]

You’re most welcome, Gee.

[Coyote Poetry]

A sad poem. It is odd how we know, bad news is coming. The reader felt the sadness in the words. Thank you dear friend for sharing your words and thoughts.
Coyote

[Gee]

Thank you Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[Lorry]

That knock turns us all into little lost boys and girls Gee, without of course the face those little boys and girls turn to for explanation and comfort at our incomprehension. Numb and aching, we default into silence, as we inwardly scream.

[Gee]

Aye, it's painful
Cheers Lorry

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh wow, this made me tear up.....the worst news...that sad knock....and how the death of our parents can set us back to our childhood...and how much we needed them...
j.

[Gee]

This only truly realised once them gone :(
Thank you Jacob
Hope all is swell in da hood :))