Loss is a universal experience, yet when it affects us, it is painful. The pain sometimes consumes our cheer and kills us alive. All we need is to kindle that happy spirit in us again. Poems are a great comfort when we are coping with loss and grief. Words can capture the depth of sorrow and become the bridge to healing.
Today, let me write a few poems on the themes of loss and grief. I hope my words will provide solace, catharsis, and bonding back to a happy life. I hope anyone experiencing pain will find healing very soon.
Why Poems Are Powerful in Times of Loss and Grief?
Poetry speaks to emotions we often struggle to articulate. Its rhythmic flow and evocative imagery help us process pain and find shared experiences of grief. Have you seen that many of the spiritual texts that resonate with us and have lasted long are mostly poetic forms?
- Validation of Feelings: Poems reassure us that feeling heartbreak, anger, or numbness is okay.
- Comfort in Shared Grief: Reading about others’ pain reminds us we are not alone.
- Path to Healing: Poetry can transform pain into hope, helping us move forward.
Poem On Loss
Life’s Conveyor Belt
It ached when you disappeared.
I knew everyone must leave someday,
but when death came close,
it felt sharper, more unbearable.
I asked questions that had no answers.
Why is death part of this world?
Why do we lose our smile and cry?
The questions kept coming
before fading into silence.
Life is this, and I cannot escape
a fragile journey on a conveyor belt.
Some trip and fall unexpectedly,
others disappear in the dark.
It’s normal and certain,
yet it always feels wrong.
As time passed, I began to see
that life itself is an illusion,
a dream we hold too tightly.
I learned to accept the ache,
to hold the pain without letting it consume me.
Feel it. Cry if you must.
Grieve when you feel so
But when the tears dry,
keep moving forward.
Focus on the life still here,
on the moments that remain,
on the love that never disappears,
even when the ones we love bid goodbye
remember, you have your road to walk.
By
Shalini Samuel
Poem On Grief
When Grief Becomes Home
The pain after a huge loss
where the future dissolves into shadows
it’s a dark, airless chamber.
Is it suffocating?
Is it fear of the future?
Or the shock of losing,
precious and irreplaceable?
But why does the dark feel safe?
It’s good to grieve and mourn
Addicted to the tears
I stare into the dark
The heaviness in the heart
It’s soothing the wound
Ah! Is that God’s comforting hand
I need more of it.
I wish I could stay here forever.
But why is there light?
How did it slither into this room?
Should I step out to see it,
or remain here, always?
But why is there light?
How did it enter this room?
Should I go out to see
Or stay here always.
The dilemma keeps disturbing
But grief has to end
Should I leave this safe home?
Am I betraying?
Will my world be happy again?
One day, with great strength
I opened the door
Leaving grief, carrying lessons
I stepped on a new path!
And said, “I shouldn’t have stayed here longer!”
By
Shalini Samuel
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