.it was like I was awaking.

Shaking off the darkness--
I heard the sound of cries
Before I realized
That there were tears
Running from my eyes.

.it’s like my heart was breaking.

Aching from the truth
That now consciously-
I knew was waiting.

.it’s like an emptiness.

Something like
coming home
to find an empty nest.

It’s like…
I felt that you were gone
Before I knew
That you
had even left.

.it’s like the sky was falling down.

This is how it feels
When reality
forces your knees
into the ground.

Hoping by looking up
Somehow,
Some kind of peace
Of understanding
can be found

.it’s like a feeling forgiveness only brings.

Looking around to see --
All these other women
Going through
the same thing.

See-
Their cheeks were also stained
By all their own
lost memories
that they were left to mourn.
All the possibilities
That—
never would be born.

.it’s like this was one of the hardest parts of life.

But moving on, always is.

And though the clock moves forward,
We never forget
The pieces of us
that we’ve left behind.
And they’re still in our hearts
Even when---
They’re not on our minds.

But moving on…

.it’s like… just trying to make it right.


.again.