THE NEWS CAME

 

The news came,

As bad news does

Out of the blue

At breakneck speed

And hit me like a train

With deaths hateful sting

Numbing me to the core

Leaving me speechless

And too arid to cry

Before the pain burst through

Bringing forth the bitter tears loves

Despair washed over me

Until I was drowning in sadness

I sank in its frigid waters

To the depths of my soul

So bitter was the news

The loss so acute

I was broken in two

Lying beaten

On the ground

I could feel no worse

I could sink no lower

Then like kicking an injured dog

Remorse hit me

Like a tidal wave

Knocking me off my feet

Why didn’t I tell him?

Why didn’t I say?

I love you too