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What It’s Like Without You

Knots in my stomach never untied
I feel them tighten more and more each time
tightness
in my chest inside and out  
tears
as they are swell up in my eyes waiting to be released

Trapped in a loop of trying to move on 
and trying to look back on the past
wondering how you would guide me through it

The way you would help me through bad times
now having to go through it alone
the way memories feel so long ago
the moments we shared are now told as reminders of your dwindling presence and not reminisces of the experiences shared

Over time some days feel lighter 
and the knots loosen 
but still my stomach is knotted
the tightness in my chest fades 
the pain is still there
my tears dried up
doesn’t mean there isn’t more to come

These feelings don’t disappear 
they are there watching over like a shadow
just how you watch over me
the question isn’t to move on
it’s to remember and look forward

Its not a crime to mourn you even if years have passed and seasons have changed
missing you feels like a lifetime and a second at the same time

Even if my memories with you are distancing us with time
they are still in my heart
loving you will never go away
even though your not here anymore
our love is unbreakable through journeys and time

Copyright © Linn Hucakby

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