Grief

The feeling closes in on me

Like icy threaded veins

Slowly it engulfs me

The pulsing sudden ache

Efforts to push it downward

Are futile failed attempts

I cannot just ignore it

Once I'm in it's grip

And though I know it's passing

Still the pain I dread

I concentrate on hope

The hope that lies ahead

Still I struggle daily

To Keep my head above

The waves that over take me

The grief I suffer from

Knowing all is better

laying all aside

The grief will one day fade

Leaving nothing but memories behind