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Monday May 12,2008

A Poem about Grief

by Natascha Krause

It's so hard to describe what it feels like to grieve.

But I'll do my best to explain.

The emptiness, inside, is hard to conceive.

Then, there's the unbearable pain.

It starts with the shock of instant change.

Simple thoughts can't seem to get through.

Your mind won't allow you to comprehend

the tragedy that's happened to you.

Next, reality starts seeping in.

It flows through your body and soul.

You'll want it to stop, but it will not end.

You no longer have any control.

Now is when all the tears start to fall.

You won't believe how much you can cry.

Never, in your life, have you felt so small

or wanted, so badly, to die.

In the meantime, the pain is absolutely unreal.

It completely rips you apart.

It's the most devastating pain you'll ever feel.

It leaves you damaged, with a shattered heart.

This is when the healing starts to begin.

Of course, you'll never believe that's true.

Somehow, someway, your body starts to mend.

Your inner strength finds a way to break through.

Now, the tears may stop falling, quite as much.

You may even feel something again.

Maybe you'll want to feel someones touch,

or just make a call to a friend.

It's so hard to describe what it feels like to grieve.

For no one, is it ever the same.

But, while you go through it, please try to believe,

you WILL survive all the heartache and pain..

Written August 2nd, 2004

by: Natascha Krause

This poem was written for everyone who has ever lost someone they cared about..I hope it touches you the way writing it touched me.