Widow's Voice

A Piece of You

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I felt my heart stop when your heart stopped beating

I felt the air in my lungs leave my body, when you took your last breath

I felt the world crumbling down on my chest, with every shock wave that went through yours

 

I was an empty vessel walking above ground, while yours lays down in the soil empty as well

I cried storms of sorrow, while rain poured down on your resting place

Lifeless is how I feel at times, lifeless is what you became

 

When you left this earth, part of me went with you

The part that stayed also stayed with a piece of you

She is all you in every way

So I thank you for giving me her when you left that day

She is a part of me and a part of you, she is what we made

She is now the air that fills my lungs when I couldn’t breathe and I felt like I couldn’t stay

 

She is my motivation, my drive, and my sunshine each day

She is the rhythm of my heartbeat, beating today

Thank you for leaving me a piece of you, when you couldn’t stay

About Mari Posa

I am a blessed woman with many shadows of darkness. I have met the love of my life, my best friend, and my soulmate. I have experienced motherhood and have triumphed in my career. I have built everlasting bonds, with people I love and respect. I consider myself blessed. With all those blessings, there are also shadows of darkness. I watched my father die as he held my hand and took his last breath. I lost many hopes and dreams as I buried the love of my life at the age of 31, just four months after burying my father. I left a stable and secure career for something much more significant, but then lost it all. I have seen immense beauty and extreme darkness in this life. I am a woman whose world was shattered into a million pieces, in what was supposed to be the best time of my life. Through love, learning, and therapy, I continue to move forward in this life with grief right beside me. I continue to honor those who have left this earth with pieces of my heart. I take one day at a time.