Living Death


I laid her gently down to rest
An end to suffering and pain,
Now the suffering is mine alone
How do I go on again.

Two lives entwined in one life
One lifetime shared by two;
Now this life is mine alone.
How do I live anew.

Two hearts, once, beat as one
For an eternity all too brief,
Now, one lies cold, forever still,
The other, dead from grief.

The mind seeks perpetual relief
Cloaked in a haven of sobriety,
Only to meander back and forth
Poised on the edge of insanity.

The soul wanders in aimless pursuit,
Searching for an elusive shadow
That lingers on the fringe of reality,
But isn't really there, I know.

Ahead lies this eternity of
A lifeless void of emptiness,
The ebb and flow of endless tears
Won't erase the scars of lonliness.

Perhaps soon, I too, will pass,
For living is but in vain,
God, I pray, please take me away,
So I could be with her again.

~Anwaar N Hassan~

[ I met a friend recently who lost his wife of 25 years
to cancer. He shared his memories of her and in so
doing he also shared his grief.This poem is written
with the profoundest respect and deepest sympathy for
a man of great dignity. His ongoing struggle to cope
with her death touches me deeply and has helped me to
truly understand the devastating tragedy of losing 
a loved one]

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