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In
that moment, her world split in two:
Before
and After
and
the chasm between was too wide to ever cross.
A
gulf of time,
created
in a second,
now
so deep that she was drowning.
The
shores held no safety;
memories
brought an ache so profound
it
rent her to the marrow.
The
future held emptiness,
a
void into which she feared she would disappear.
Wavering,
she hovered in the nowhere,
her
core unstable,
her
existence untenable.
12 comments:
on hearing those words....i think my world may shatter a bit as well....
oh..sorrowful weeps within the lines..nicely done..
These are words no one ever wants to hear ... 'we regret to inform you' ~ powerful poetry Ms. Mouse.
Oh you have drawn this so accurately - the dividing of life into before and after that moment. So well done.
WoW,..intense and true to life..well written.
Peace
Siggi
I imagine that this must be exactly how it feels to lose a child or the love of one's life. Very affecting.
Haunting and powerful
Bridging those chasms is indeed a lifework, and some never can, and anyway, nothing is ever the same. A great response to the challenge, LM.
There comes such times in our lives - A before and an after. The aches that rent you to the marrow...a rendition that makes you see the depth of the pain. Good words.
I know that Before and After. Beautifully done.
That opening line is a killer ~
Too bad for her future, to be hovering in the nowhere ~
This is harrowing.
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