Your eyes remained closed

You did not utter one word

You didn't sit up

And say, "Hey, 'Shanie!"

And then, so suddenly,

I was falling, falling

So fast and crashed

Into the black, cold abyss,

A growing pain inside my chest

As I fell deeper still

A sparkling glint caught my eye, oh!

Coins upon coins, watches,

Frames full of pictures

Painful memories flash before my eyes

Alas, the pain grows

To be so unbearable

I look upon my chest,

And through the flesh and bone,

My heart, my vulnerable, weary heart,

Had broken in two

All the pain,

All the sadness,

All the struggles

Had been

Too

Much

The tears cascaded down my face

This man, who loved me until the very moment he died,

I would never see for decades to come

"I love you, Grandpa."

I whispered desperately,

But he did not hear

 ~

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this! This poem is very near and dear to my heart, It's one of the only poems where I really embraced how I felt about my abuelo's death. I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts and opinions on this piece!