Thanks, John, I appreciate the comment, and as long as I can still think, I will still be writing.
Jac Judy
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Please Teah, I don't want you to lose faith in your ability to write. Don't stop writing. Thanks for sharing.
You and your mom really inspired me with this poem, Stacy. Don't stop writing. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, Judy. I loved the way you emphasize on music, poems and poets. Don't stop writing.
Thanks, Ann, for your nice comment and for your encouragement. Blessings always
Jac Judy
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This poem holds so much meaning to me. My parents were the type to say "don't cry over spilled milk," so relating that to surviving an earthquake validates my experience surviving trauma when others just want me to "get over it." I'm glad my parents saw the horror, but I am sad my mother died crying for the children stolen from me. If any other them read this ... maybe 7 years from now as I am reading this poem for the first time 7 years after Ganci published here - if my children see this later, I hope they find these words comforting as I have. Knowing this was written by a teenager actually helps me immensely. The dialectic of the poem meets with the dialectic that a young person brought me so much hope in a situation that a teenager cannot experience exactly as I have. I am more than this anxiety. I am more that judicial abuse. I am more than dv. I am more than... fill in with your struggle. We are all more than our challenges.
Another lovely poem from you, Judy. Keep writing! Very best wishes, Ann.
Nope, good things can never end. I am so sorry for what happened to you 2 years ago. But you got to move on.
2 years. he said he loved me. if he loved me so much, why would he leave? why would he look so much happier now that he's gone? One little "break" turned into a river of tears, and a broken and shattered heart. I guess good things always end. right?
Beautifully written
Very sad and I'm sorry you went through that. We hope and pray they will hear our silent screams and yet standing right in front of them we can't be seen. Thank you for sharing and I'm sorry it was under those circumstances.
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