Teach Me How - 1. Poem

This is especially poignant. You have done a lovely job of expressing your pain and I hope you find the answer to release it. It is obvious how deeply you feel the loss. It is equally obvious how much you needed to express it.

Thank you for sharing.

I could feel a lot of pain and sadness here A.J. You expressed your emotions very well and I know it hurt to write this. YOu did a great job!

On 04/20/2013 12:40 AM, Mann Ramblings said:

This is especially poignant. You have done a lovely job of expressing your pain and I hope you find the answer to release it. It is obvious how deeply you feel the loss. It is equally obvious how much you needed to express it.

 

Thank you for sharing.

On 04/20/2013 01:09 AM, joann414 said:

I could feel a lot of pain and sadness here A.J. You expressed your emotions very well and I know it hurt to write this. YOu did a great job!

This was a very honest poem; I liked how well you translated your pain onto paper, and I liked the rhyming too. I hope writing it has helped you cope a little better.

Thank you for sharing this. I hope you feel that writing this has helped you in a small way.

Beautifully heartfelt. You express so much pain and sadness in your words AJ. Wonderfully written.

Loss is something we all deal with differently. Time will come when the pain isn't so sharp and the memories become more treasured then painful to re-examine. You showed the pain and the grief clearly here, AJ. I am sure this was more cathartic than you thought it would be. Beautifully crafted as well.

I want to snuggle up to you and hug you so much after reading that.

Loss is hard to accept and move on

I'm not sure the hurt ever really goes. I think we just learn to live with it.

Loss on that level is something we are never equipped to deal with, and when the time comes to try, everyone handles it differently. The only truth we all have to face up to, is that one day, we all have to face these feelings in some way.

Seeing another person hurting, or understanding that someone knows how bad you feel can be a place to start to feel again.

These are powerful emotions, words that hanker close and near for many of us, and for anyone that feels them, says them, or privately thinks them, may time grant you grace to deal and find peace.

You ass.. you made me tear up.. Aww. Very tender poem. I can't believe you were worried about it. You did a good job. Sometimes it's hard to put such a feeling into words like that.

Clear. Interesting. Feels like my "To An Old Friend"... Great poem:)

So much emotion expressed in so few words. A beautiful entry that must have hurt to write.

It must be hard opening up with such a personal piece of your self. Thank you for sharing. It is so bittersweet.

(I ran of Likes far too soon reading all these great anthologiy stories at one time )

On 04/21/2013 07:54 AM, K.C. said:

It must be hard opening up with such a personal piece of your self. Thank you for sharing. It is so bittersweet.

(I ran of Likes far too soon reading all these great anthologiy stories at one time )

On 04/21/2013 05:46 AM, Andy78 said:

So much emotion expressed in so few words. A beautiful entry that must have hurt to write.

On 04/20/2013 05:17 PM, Michael9344 said:

Clear. Interesting. Feels like my "To An Old Friend"... Great poem:)

On 04/20/2013 12:00 PM, Krista said:

You ass.. you made me tear up.. Aww. Very tender poem. I can't believe you were worried about it. You did a good job. Sometimes it's hard to put such a feeling into words like that.

On 04/20/2013 09:12 AM, Yettie One said:

I'm not sure the hurt ever really goes. I think we just learn to live with it.

Loss on that level is something we are never equipped to deal with, and when the time comes to try, everyone handles it differently. The only truth we all have to face up to, is that one day, we all have to face these feelings in some way.

Seeing another person hurting, or understanding that someone knows how bad you feel can be a place to start to feel again.

These are powerful emotions, words that hanker close and near for many of us, and for anyone that feels them, says them, or privately thinks them, may time grant you grace to deal and find peace.

On 04/20/2013 08:28 AM, W_L said:

I want to snuggle up to you and hug you so much after reading that.

 

Loss is hard to accept and move on

On 04/20/2013 04:44 AM, Luc Rosen said:

This was a very honest poem; I liked how well you translated your pain onto paper, and I liked the rhyming too. I hope writing it has helped you cope a little better.

On 04/20/2013 06:29 AM, carringtonrj said:

Thank you for sharing this. I hope you feel that writing this has helped you in a small way.

On 04/20/2013 07:06 AM, layla said:

Beautifully heartfelt. You express so much pain and sadness in your words AJ. Wonderfully written.

On 04/20/2013 07:42 AM, comicfan said:

Loss is something we all deal with differently. Time will come when the pain isn't so sharp and the memories become more treasured then painful to re-examine. You showed the pain and the grief clearly here, AJ. I am sure this was more cathartic than you thought it would be. Beautifully crafted as well.

The 3rd stanza took my breath away. Absolutely gorgeous composition! This is a prime example, how the most private emotions bring about the most creative pieces. I can not heal what brought about this pain and sadness, but I think it is a fitting memento to the deceased's memory. You should be proud of yourself.