Another day dawns
But the reality remains unchanged
She is gone!
The pain comes in waves
Intensifying now, then receding, waning
She is gone!
The hurt in my soul
A mass of bruised and aching nerve endings
She is gone!
The tears I shed now are mostly unseen
The earlier deluge staunched
She is gone!
I hide my fears
Wanting to be strong for my children
She is gone!
Pretending nothing is wrong
Despair and disbelief in my heart
She is gone!
How could she depart?
So suddenly and without warning
She is gone!
Her loss leaves me bereft
Her children, sisters and our parents uncomprehending
She is gone!
Raw rage, real pain
Coalesce into empty longing loneliness
She is gone!
Forever now I’ll know
When I look into a sea of faces
She is gone!
Her visage shall never more be there.
Once upon a time my sister woke.
She is gone!
Death has stolen my sister.
Joan! I would have traded the memories for your life!
By Joszann St. John
