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It was a twist of fate.... It was more than I could take.... Who would have  known of this tragic moment? In a split second, I find myself in a strange scenario. I want no more memories..... Sadly, they're all that's left with me, Mingling...with Feelings unexpressed, Words unspoken... Things I kept to myself before, They're all bottled up inside me, I fear I might explode... With every beat of my heart, I am reminded of how I lost you... The pain, the angst, Will not just fade overnight... So let me open my heart to you now, Dear Anna......you were my first... I love you and your siblings, But right now is between you and me. Somehow, I see How tight I had held you then... How your tiny hands I had kissed so often Before I let you go.....I had to let you go... I wasn't the one who raised you... I wish I could turn back the times, I wish I had been the one.... This knife cuts so deep, it crucifies me... You kept saying goodbye In more ways than I could remember.... But...I failed, to perceive the hidden truths In your messages, I will be sorry for the rest of my life... I love you, Anna, how do I cope? I have no more strength... I am in panic, I have no more hope... A different perspective now resides within me... I can't face tomorrow, because you won't be there. If I were given a choice, I wouldn't wish to see another sunrise... I feel the emptiness of your space, here and now... But...something...keeps pricking my brain. An idea that somehow, creates sparks in my mind... A consoling thought, it kind of pats my heart... The sweet little daughter you left behind? It makes me smile, as I see her now, going through your stuff, On your bed, where you had left them all scattered... She has taken over, she's now in your space... A glimmer of hope, she will be... To pull me through each, and Every agonizing night... I love you, I miss you, my dear Anna........           (August 2013)                  Sally                 Copyright 2013 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Nov 5, 2013
Nov 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM UTC
On Losing Anna...
It was a twist of fate.... It was more than I could take.... Who would have  known of this tragic moment? In a split second, I find myself in a strange scenario. I want no more memories..... Sadly, they're all that's left with me, Mingling...with Feelings unexpressed, Words unspoken... Things I kept to myself before, They're all bottled up inside me, I fear I might explode... With every beat of my heart, I am reminded of how I lost you... The pain, the angst, Will not just fade overnight... So let me open my heart to you now, Dear Anna......you were my first... I love you and your siblings, But right now is between you and me. Somehow, I see How tight I had held you then... How your tiny hands I had kissed so often Before I let you go.....I had to let you go... I wasn't the one who raised you... I wish I could turn back the times, I wish I had been the one.... This knife cuts so deep, it crucifies me... You kept saying goodbye In more ways than I could remember.... But...I failed, to perceive the hidden truths In your messages, I will be sorry for the rest of my life... I love you, Anna, how do I cope? I have no more strength... I am in panic, I have no more hope... A different perspective now resides within me... I can't face tomorrow, because you won't be there. If I were given a choice, I wouldn't wish to see another sunrise... I feel the emptiness of your space, here and now... But...something...keeps pricking my brain. An idea that somehow, creates sparks in my mind... A consoling thought, it kind of pats my heart... The sweet little daughter you left behind? It makes me smile, as I see her now, going through your stuff, On your bed, where you had left them all scattered... She has taken over, she's now in your space... A glimmer of hope, she will be... To pull me through each, and Every agonizing night... I love you, I miss you, my dear Anna........           (August 2013)                  Sally                 Copyright 2013 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
In August 2013, my friend Tess lost her eldest daughter to dengue fever...these were her words....this is her poem...long overdue.....
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Nov 5, 2013
Nov 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM UTC
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