Life After Loss Poem by Angela Wybrow

To me it feels like someone has died.
For those great times, I've sat and cried.
I have to admit to feeling amazed
At just how quickly my life's been erased.

Now that you're gone, I feel quite bereft;
With a hole in my life, I have been left.
I'm finding it hard, so hard to cope;
All I have left is a glimmer of hope.

You helped keep my head above the water,
You kept me going every time that I faltered.
You gave me a purpose; you gave me a goal.
After sunnier climes, I'm now back in the cold.

My previous life no longer exists,
So you, by me, will be so sorely missed.
My life's like a desert: there's no one around;
After a very big ‘up', we're now on the ‘down.'

I feel like I'm lost, lost deep in space,
And a picture of sadness is etched on my face.
The farewell itself was ever so swift,
And now, through each day, I aimlessly drift.

At this point, I would never have guessed
That I'd be feeling quite this depressed.
Our time together is now over and done;
Grey clouds now cover the once shining sun.

My life's a blank canvas stretching away;
Instead of bright colours, I see black, white and grey.
I live in the hope that we'll meet again,
So I can rid myself of this deep, heartfelt pain.