Writing Prompt

It all happened so suddenly. One moment I was sitting in the school library, leading the group project about a book we read for lit class, when the usually quiet Sophie piped up: “Ugh, I’m so glad Oscar died. Honestly, he was so useless.” Time stops. My blood freezes in my veins, my lungs forget they need oxygen to function, and I swear my heart stops for a second. I blink, slowly at first and the...

Todays the day

You left my life

I feel empty inside

I am now a widowed wife

But you did not know

That I was with child

Though it won’t make a difference

Except when for war you filed

I wish you were here

You would love her so

She’s the sweetest thing

And she likes wearing a bow

We visited you

Your flowery grave

She put a bow there

And for some reason, she behaved

Oh the sadness I f...

Step on the toes and not the heads

Dont disturb the people resting in their beds. The grass is aligned two by two the flowers are by your shoes.

The birds they fly in the Sky; oh darlin do not cry. they’ll be back someday they just live far away

Step on the toes and not the heads

Dont let your heart fill with dread

Though the flowers are fading

The love isn’t waning

Oh darlin just stay with...

today is

one whole year

right?

since you

have left my

life

left me alone

with your

parents

and my own

to help with

their divorce

and deal with

my lack of

a father figure

and your mother

fights everyone

now

when she’s not

drunk in

her room

and your father

is never

home anymore

and my mother

never shows

her smile

the family from

our special place

has been hurt

young children smile

with sa...

I miss you

I miss holding you

Loving you

Being with you

I miss your laugh

Your winsome smile

Your Enchanting dancing

Your heavenly singing

I miss your love

Your infectious joy

Your heated anger

Your adorable anxiousness

I miss your face

Your welcoming look in your eyes

Your sweet, red cheeks

Your flowing hair

I miss your laughter

Your tragic tears

Your touching words

Your gorgeous voice

You...

I’m miss you

Everyone misses you

It’s been three years

It could’ve been yesterday

for all my brain knows

I miss you everyday

But today I do

just a little bit more

My forever hero

———

(If you read my most recent poem, this is about a different person, my grandfather. Their death dates are close together, though years apart.

I’m truly ok, I promise! I just have to continue grieving and p...

Sitting by your grave

sobbing “please come back”

I’m not over it yet

Like everyone else

I mope around

Because adventures are nit fun without you

I sit by your grave

And swear ag the sky

For taking my last goodbye

And making you leave too soon

I brush away the dirt

Resting on the stone

So young with a life ahead

I beg to God to let this be a dream

To send you back to me

But it never happens

So her...

One year it has been, it’s been one year since…

One year since I’ve seen your face, your devilish smile like you’re about to crack your next joke.

One year since I’ve been able to study the wrinkles and crinkles of your face.

One year since I’ve seen your eyes, the colour of blue like the clear blue ocean.

One year since I’ve heard your voice telling me to play your favourite song or heari...

208 days

30 weeks

7 months

That’s how long I was with you

It’s how long I was my happiest,

Most adventurous, growing self

I had trusted you

But that trust had evaporated into the clear sky

Sending me spiraling

And not handing me a parachute

Plummeting me to my death

It was 221 days

31 weeks

7 months

Of heartbreak

Growth

And confusion

I’ve found heartbreak as a comfort

And a death

While a...

It’s been…

5 years

And yet

I still miss you.

It’s been difficult

Because I was not

Someone who talked much

And I didn’t get to know you.

It’s been five years

And I wish you were here....