Death's Paralysis Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Life moving in opposite directions at once in times of loss,
wanting death to overtake us, but it does not, instead we
continue living in the paralysis death has left us with.

Hearts broken, spirits lost, faith wavering, hope hidden be-
yond the curtains of death, somehow we continue living and
breathing, not knowing how we can keep on going.

Losing our way, unable to define who we are any longer, not
knowing where we're headed, just blindly sustaining our
pathetic lives with what we cannot even say.

Going down pathways, minds blank, no goals in mind, not even
caring if we ever see the light of the next day. living in
another world far from the one we fell in love with.

One where love, caring and compassion were always hand in
hand with us, now nothing can placate or take away intense
feelings and emotions.

They are all we are left with, tears of love are all that
we have to show all the years we were together my dear, now
living in a space of time with nothing to live for.