The Loss

Don't you hate it when you lose your mind
and no one seems to notice
that you can't function "normally."

And they want you to go on through the day
as if nothing had happened.
And you are crying inside hysterically.

The fear of losing control of your world
The confusion where things start to blur
You're holding on to sanity vehemently.

They think you can control the thoughts
and the pain and the panic
that you are in mentally and physically.

They want to know "Where's your smile?"
"Now that's more like it. Just Relax.
"Things will work out wonderfully!"

I don't smile because I grieve.
I lost a part of me.
And I grieve for her...TRAGICALLY.

She may not have meant much to you,
but she was all I had and I loved her.
I miss her and shed a tear for my loss.

Michele JajdelskiCampbell
Copyright June 2007