Today's poem for the Steemit School 100 Days of Poetry Challenge is a reflection of my granny's death in 2012. I can still remember it like it was yesterday, and the pain of missing her is still very real even through it's been over 5 years.
Gone without Warning
Getting the call
One of the worst days of my life
Like a terrible nightmare
It couldn't be real
Driving to the hospital
Silently praying you'd be okay
That it was a false alarm
A red herring, the nurse crying wolf
Mom meeting me at the door
Shaking her head, tears staining her face
My scream piercing the quiet E.R.
Knees buckling as I sank to the ground
There was no warning
You were here one day
Gone the next
A candle snuffed out too soon
Part of my heart torn away that day
A black hole that no patch can repair
The empty void still remains
Along with my sweet memories of you
Read my previous poems for the Steemit School 100 Days of Poetry Challenge:
Day 1: Effects of Anxiety
Day 2: Becoming Your Mom
Day 3: My Youngest Son
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