POEM STARTER
Inspired by Jewelie Rain
Write a poem that transitions through two or more of the seven stages of grief: denial, bargaining, anger, depression, loss of self, reflection, and acceptance.
Grieving
She cant be gone,
Not yet, it’s not true.
Not when I see her everywhere
Sitting in her favorite chair.
Standing in the garden, Wind in her hair.
Though now her chair is nowhere to be found.
The silence in her room profound.
A fog of loneliness settles in,
As I walk through all the places shes been…
She isnt gone yet
Dont lie to me
Not when I still feel her next to me
In every single thing I do,
I still feel the ghost of you.
Whispering in my ear “dont cry”
At some time we all must say goodbye..
And though I want to scream and fight,
You still tell me it will be alright…
Yet still I will try to beg once more.
Please give me one more day,
So I can make things right.
I promise then that I’ll be alright.
I will visit more and
Procrastinate less.
Promise I wont live life full of regrets.
I will be a better person and
I’ll smile more.
Just turn things back,
to the way they were before…
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