A bereavement
Causing anguish and pain
So severe
I feel my life-line is severed
Stunned into this maddening silence
Apathy clothes me
Thoughts are gnawing at my mind
Eating into my flesh
Dissolving my soul
Chewing up my life
And spitting out shrivelled memories
Memories held to my breast
Locked forever in my heart
To be eternally held dear