Please, Give Me Strength

My mind just does not comprehend
it can not, it will not face the pain.
How does a life suddenly end?
                   God, how long will this sorrow reign?

Dropping to my knees, prayers I plead;
Oh Lord, cover me with your strength
this intrinsic ache must be freed
wash it away at any length.

Anger boils from within my soul,
head thrown back, wet eyes clinched I wail.
Everything is out of control,
adrift in my personal hell.


Denial turns to acceptance
but the pain in my heart's still there.
A deep never-ending presence,
a fierce battle to keep from despair.

From the internal fight, I rise
brushing the soil from my shoulders.
Flickers of light shine from my eyes,
a renewed perspective smolders.


(20 lines)

Theme:Tribute to a Lost Love -
(although it can be romantic love, it needn't be for it could also be the great love between parent/child -for example -- Parent, spouse, child, relative, friend)

Words to use:intrinsic, shoulder, wash, perspective

Words NOT to use anywhere :mother, father, mom, dad, nana, poppa, grand, wife, husband, boy, girl, daughter, son, child, love, miss, sick, death, die, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, lose, loss

Forms, ok, rhyming, ok, free verse, ok

At least 16 lines that communicate emotional loss.