A Grieving Mother... Poem by chantelle ribeiro

Ice rain drape the branches
where cherry blossoms sway
The bitter cold
Chills the blood to slush
The seasons all confused
like her mind
She stands at a frosted window
Her breath clouding her reflection
A lonely tear
Drugged beyond understanding
to numb the fear
To still the pain
Hear heart slowly beating
She recalls the far away memory
of a little girl
Golden ringlets bouncing
on her knee
Now she wonders from room to room
Forgetting how she got here
Suddenly a church bell tolls
And for a moment she recalls that dreadful call
Her child is dead
and it is time to say goodbye
A gripping sorrow
suffocating her
rips her soul to shreds
that little girl
that grown woman
violently taken
broken apart
and when it's all over
when the sedatives have worn off
where will she start?