Be silent with me
Angela Hannaford 1981 (Sacramento)
I walk on a path deep in a forest and the noise of loneliness fills my head.
I think of all my friends and family that are long since dead.
I listen to the wind blow through the trees, on my face I can feel the warm summer breeze.
My breath deepens and my heart slows as I fall to my knees.
I hear their voices loud, I hear their voices clear.
I can see their faces through every tear.
Be silent with me.
I realize I am alone and there is no one with me.
Is this, I wonder how my whole life will be?
I have people I call friends; but how many will be there till the end?
When death comes knocking at my door; will there be someone there I can call my friend?
I can feel the blood flowing through my veins.
I can hear a loud thunder in my head accompanying sharp pains.
Be silent with me.
Where am I? There is nothing here I recognize.
Trees begin to blend with bushes, I can not trust my eyes.
I am feeling a sense of loneliness like never before.
I wish I had someone to talk to, as I clutch the forest floor.
I find myself wanting to tell someone of all the things I feel.
How the only thing I ever wanted was a friend that was real.
I never thought it was too much to ask for, someone to treat me the way I treat them.
So many people have a warped understanding of the meaning of friend.
I can hear the sweat pour from every pore of my being.
I can hear everything, even the most distant birds singing.
Be silent with me.
I feel my thoughts slow as if I were on the edge of sleep.
I struggle to make sense of these feelings that are running so deep.
I roll onto my back and look up at the sky.
Today, I think; is a beautiful day to die.
A random thought I can not explain.
Is it I wonder, because I feel no more pain?
I no longer hear the faint sound of my heart beat.
Then I hear the sound of my fathers voice saying, come, be silent with me!
About this poem
I wrote this poem after losing both my parents, my son, my grandparents, my little brother, and my husband
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Written on December 27, 2022
Submitted by angelahannaford611 on December 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
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Words | 430 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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