THE FIRST 24 HOURS
by SANDY WANTUCH
My first meal without you I can't eat The food is nauseating You're not here to share it with It hurts so bad My first night without you The house is quiet and empty The bedroom is eerie and silent Your essence is still there I listen for your breathing or movement It is not there It hurts so bad Minutes crawl by Hours pass slowly I cry thru' the night Sleep eludes me With swollen eyes I rise out of bed Was it just a bad dream? It hurts so bad My first morning without you I cry in the shower You do not need your medicine today overwhelming ache realizing you're gone You're not coming back home This begins the first day of my life without you I crawl back into bed Sobbing~grieving I cannot go back to sleep I pace-walking from room to room It can't be happening I search for comfort I find none It hurts so bad.... ......It hurts so bad....
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