I KNOW IT HURTS, MY CHILD -Poetry

I Know it Hurts, my Child

I will protect you, my child.

I will protect you, my child.

I am here.

I know your mommy is gone.

I can’t say why.

But, know you did nothing wrong.

We are not as strong on our own.

I didn’t count on this.

I didn’t see it coming.

I promised you a family at your birth.

And now it was taken from us.

We are still a family, just broken.

But we will heal.

I know it hurts.

I know it's hard.

I see the pain on your face.

It’s okay to feel.

I feel as well.

But more important than the pain is my love for you.

I love you.

I will carry you.

You will overcome this.

Just know

I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

Just know

I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

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I Know it Hurts, my Child

by Stephanie Daich

DEATH -Poetry

 DEATH

Fear, pain, great unknown

Hope, forgiveness, letting go

Death is at the door

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Death

by Stephanie Daich

YOU HAVE THE POWER -Poetry

 

YOU HAVE THE POWER

You have the power to choose how you are going to be.

You have the power to change humanity.

No one can make you mad or sad. Only you can create this emotion.

No one can make you succumb to their hateful or ugly notion.

When anger comes at you, block it with happiness and charm.

When anger knocks, don’t let it do you harm.

You are the master of your fate. Only you can define your reaction.

You are the master of your fate. Only you can create your action.

When troubling times meet you, pull out the humor within.

When troubling times arrive, let the good define you and win.

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You Have the Power

by Stephanie Daich

THE FATE OF A STRAY -Poetry

 THE FATE OF A STRAY

Against my skin the fur

Smooth to my touch.

Inside a park

The lone dog searches for a friend.

Moving across the lawn

Eerie shadows heighten the senses.

A wining escapes the canine

No longer wanting to be alone.

Protruding his bones

Suggest hunger and neglect.

Searching for love

The dog’s eyes peer from sunken sockets.

Unable to take him home with me

Having a landlord who hates animals.

What is this creature’s fate

-To die on the street or in a shelter?

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The Fate of a Stray

by Stephanie Daich

TRAPPED -Poetry

 TRAPPED

I feel trapped.// Inside my home.

I want to escape.// I need to roam.

These four walls keep me closed in.

There is no future.// Only the has-been.

Let us run away from it all.

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Trapped

by Stephanie Daich

ASTRAY -Poetry

 ASTRAY

I lost myself,

As I chased a dream,

A dream filled with deceptive steam.

I deceived myself,

As I closed my eyes,

Eyes clouded by a web of lies.

I lied to myself,

As I sold my soul,

A soul tarnished as black as coal.

I tarnished myself,

As I gave my will,

A will chained to the forbidden thrill.

I chained myself,

As I lost my way.

A way and soul that has gone astray.

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ASTRAY

By Stephanie Daich

THE WASTEFUL CHASE OF YOUTH -Poetry

The Wasteful Chase of Youth

Another body alteration.

Applying a chemical peel.

The aging process brings frustration.

Never satisfied takes a morbid skill.

Trying to satisfy the youth-obsessed nation.

Snipping or injecting a Botox refill.

Reconstruction by invasive ablation.

Endure the pain for the great revile.

Yet despite your efforts, you’ll lose this war.

Desperately grasping your youth from before.

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The Wasteful Chase of Youth

by Stephanie Daich