To Those With Loss

By T. Pratiksha Reddy

When you lose someone

A new life is at hand.

When you lose someone

More memories are still made.

But the thing about losing someone-

Life after them doesn’t feel real.

It’s bland, boring, lifeless.

When you lose someone

The memories don’t feel whole

A void is always found.

The greater the loss

The bigger the void,

Hiding memories of memories.

When you lose someone

Passion feels useless

Hobbies make no sense

Days are longer than ever

And nights don’t seem to end.

Every breath is burdensome

Every movement, heavy.

You slip away into nothingness

With eyes glassy, mouth agape.

When you lose someone

A part of you is gone as well,

But the thing about losing someone-

There’s still parts of you left

Healing away the massive void.

When you lose someone

A new version of you

Comes to life.

The void is smaller with time

And memories are clearer.

You see them in dreams,

In memories of the past

Even those of future

As you remember them each day.

When you lose someone

You don’t really lose them.

They were etched

Onto the walls of your mind

Long ago,

So you may never lose them.

By T. Pratiksha Reddy