Empty Hole*

The void where you used to fill
Me up is long gone. I am left
Crying endless tears that spill

Over one another and into the cleft
Where you forever abandoned me.
My tired heart needs lots of rest

And time to heal. Nobody can see
The pain I feel with every breath
I take. Let the weary and tired be

Left alone. I try to hide and sheath
The anger threatening to boil
Over. This loss, tragedy, and death

Hits hard in the chest. Let it all soil
And go to waste. I no longer care
If my feet feel heavy. Let things coil

Up tightly and be bare
To the touch. I do not feel your
Warmth and strength. I feel cold air,

Hallow and empty. I feel like a corpse,
Walking through life without your smile,
Laughter, and hand. I fall to the floor

In a heaping mess. After a while
Things are no longer the same.
I cannot walk or run another mile

Without you there. It is a flame
Dying out without your spark and
Spirit. Everything has become a shame.

*written for bereavement competition