Poem: The Void

I’m treading water beloved,
never quite reaching the shore.
Although I love you,
it hurts to know
that I can’t be with you anymore.
My dear you weren’t the only one
that was buried that wretched day.
My body also harbors an empty shell
whose spirit is gradually fading away.
You took the best part of me with you
when you died;
And “now” only the dark foreboding vortex
abides inside.
I try so hard to imagine replacing this black hole
with someone new.
But it’s no use
because even the warmth and radiance of the sunshine
reminds me of you.
I keep asking myself this question,
“Why should I go on?”
Especially when the most precious treasure
in my life is gone.
Like the planets my dream of tomorrow
orbited around you.
Without you as the center of my world
I don’t know what to do.
I am faced every minute, every second
with a loss that I am unable to avoid;
Where there was once a beating heart
exist an ominous void.

By Sean R. E. Munnings
The Raga~Lover

Copyright © 2006 Sean R. Munnings, all rights reserved.