as a parent, we catch a glimpse of what a real breath of fresh air looks like
Feels like, it’s life
In a perfect shell, pure
We want to preserve that moment
So much, more than anything
Like being able to reach a new world, an Elsewhere that created the most intricate art
A detailed lily pond with Ophelia dipping her toes in the water,
Unscathed.
I keep hearing
Chris Farley
“Don’t leave me”
How can you be so heartless, so stupid with someone’s heart, so cruel with another person’s soul, another person’s baby
Their whole world
Their breath of peace
Fresh air,
He cried for some reason
He couldn’t get the air back in
Someone stole it from him
I know it is crumbling my heart slowly
To death, hearing the broken up plea
“Don’t
Leave
Me”
I’m crumbling next to him
As a parent
He was someone’s breath of fresh air.
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Comments (5)
Gosh that felt so devastating! Loved your poem so much!
That's heartbreaking. Very well done.
A very touching read, and as a parent, I have to agree, even as a non-fan. Well done, Melissa!
Oh, that hurt to read. So visceral and tragic. Brilliant writing :)
Heart wrenching, beautiful words