Invisible

 

Does anyone see me?

Do they notice the void?

Do they know that I’m broken?

Do they try to avoid?

 

Do they know that I’m hurting?

That I cannot let go

Without talking it through

Without letting them know

 

A silent sorrow

Buried so deep

So hard to express

The pain is for keeps

 

I’m afraid that I’ll never

Move on from this state

Wounded forever

A new me will take shape

 

I mourn the loss of a dream

A future so clear

The bond that I had

Now wrapped up in fear

 

I mourn the loss of a person

The beginnings of life

A precious little gem

For a husband and wife

 

I mourn the loss of relations

As it breaks us in two

Living so separately

But that’s all we can do

 

The initial support

The hugs and the sorrow

So fleeting, so subtle

Was gone tomorrow

 

Replaced with a loneliness

No friendly ear

Fading away

The darkness appeared

 

An exhausting journey

From beginning to end

A grief so deeply hidden

I further descend

 

To the depths of depression

So alone and in pain

Emotional numbness

Disconnected, I feel insane

 

This poet asked to be anonymous