A poem for the grieving
the phantom of grief
grips the heart
with iron hands
demanding stillness
until pain becomes
an all consuming moment
asking:
“Why did you leave me?”
no answer
will ever satiate the longing
for return
nor the hope to wake
from what should be a bad dream
but in the quiet
between wails and sighs
a still whisper echoes
in the distance
“i’m always here,
by your side”
New poetry for healing by Jael R. Bakari
Who cower at the sound of the other shoe
Contacting distant memories
Conjuring images of hurt and pain
Old wounds that never quite healed
But refuse to fester
May you find strength in surrender
To the urge to blossom
Through muddied layers of self expression
May you be granted the courage
To place fears in tiny boxes
To be unwrapped as gifted memories
Of the unhappy before
During the happily ever after
And may you know above all things
You are not alone
