Elements of Grief

In the depths of my heart, a fire burns bright,
A flame of remembrance, within its own light,
Smoking and crackling, intense with fright,
grief swallows me whole with engulfing might.

Stuck in the mud, deep-rooted in ache,
Wallowing in sorrow as the memories awake,
Feelings rise like stones from deep beneath the ground,
As a shattered heart weighs me down.

I grieve for the memories we’ll never share,
For the joy and the laughter lost in thin air,
For that shining smile that freshened our days,
And for every other moment wisped away.

Feeling lost and alone I float in an abyss,
Why? Oh why did it have to be like this?
Drifting around in this ocean of grief
A longing in my heart for one bit of peace.

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