Poetry in a Pandemic: E-Motions
She is gone, forever
This was not the plan, ever
Disbelief at first
That is not the worst
Denial coming next
Tells you in every text
Tears hiding inside
Trying to keep low tide
Feeling OK now, and then
Another wave hits the fan
Half of me is forever gone
The other half weighs a ton
Rollercoaster effect
Not what I would expect
Denial is back again –
Will it ever stop? When?
A new term has arrived:
Social distancing: sensory deprived.
The hurt is getting deeper
The way back up steeper
A kind word creates tears
While my smile disappears.
Trying not to show my pain
Alas! That is in vain…
A tear rolling down my cheek
Shows I am still weak.
Good moments happen at times
When gone: loneliness climbs
Nobody sees you then
And tears are back again.
Unexpectedly finding peers
Bringing forth even more tears.
And another wave, after wave,
Emotions cannot behave…
One of those rollercoaster things:
Several different mood swings:
Always in separate gears
Until again, loneliness appears.
Unreachable for me is she;
I love you, so very much,
“Always and Forever,
Me.”
Patricia Tellekamp
East Lyme
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