Heart Ache
Eleven months I watched you slowly fade away
Not once did I hear you complain or cry, you said
Soon you would embark on the greatest adventure
Of your life, while you laid suffering in silence,
Something inside me began to slowly die, too.
I tried hard, but could not stifle the bitter tears,
The dreadful hurting each day deep in my stomach
That would not go away no matter what I tried.
Then, they told me you had slipped away in the night
You began that splendid journey you spoke about.
I did not cry because I had no crying left,
But I cannot stop the gnawing in my stomach
Which will never go away, no matter how long,
Lingering, the heart ache that will last forever.
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Written April 21, 2021
For "Writing Prompt 'Ache' Contest"
#20 on Best New Poems
Sponsored by Constance La France
14 - 12 syllable lines checked with How Many Syllables
Placed #21 on Best New Poems List
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May 13, 2021
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