GRIEF Poem: I Hurt, by Nkoyo Nsa

Tears fall like the autumn rain,
As I mourn the loss, the pain.
A heart once full, now empty space,
A soul that’s weary, a tired face.

Memories linger, a bittersweet refrain,
Reminding me of joy, of love, of pain.
Longing to turn back time, to undo,
To bring back what’s lost, to renew.

But time keeps moving, relentless and cold,
Leaving me with grief, with a heart that’s old.
I search for solace, for a place to hide,
From the ache within, from the tears I’ve cried.

In darkness, I find a fleeting peace,
A stillness that calms, a world to cease.
But dawn breaks forth, and grief awakes,
And I’m reminded of what my heart still aches.

Yet even in sorrow, there’s a beauty found,
A depth of feeling, a heart that’s profound

“It Hurts” I am weak, to cry
It hurts to remember, to relive the pain
To recall the laughter, the love that remained
It hurts to forget, to let go of the past
To move on, to leave behind what will forever last

It hurts to be strong, to hold back the tears
To pretend that everything’s fine, that there’s no fear
It hurts to be vulnerable, to open up the heart
To risk being hurt again, to play the same part

It hurts, but I’ll face it, I’ll let the pain subside
And maybe someday, I’ll learn to heal and thrive.