Death Erases Everything Except Memories And Feelings Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Settling into moments of despair when your parents die is a
heart-wrenching experience, tearing one's heart and mind to
the core of one's being.

Going through life, not ever thinking of death very much, it
is always out there somewhere, but until it happens one has
no inkling of the sorrow, sadness and emptiness it brings.

Erasing everything about your loved ones, except memories
that have been etched upon your mind, thinking about them
and the love you gave one another so totally and explicitly.

Tears come like a torrent of rain in a storm, touching mind,
heart and spirit so relentlessly, giving no reprieve at all
in this life.

It's like you have it all, family, loved ones, friends, then
all of a sudden death strikes and all is lost, this is the
worst time in one's life when your parents die.

Especially your Mom, who bore you in her body for nine months,
nurturing and caring for you the whole time, when she dies, you
are struck with feelings of heartbreak, sorrow and grief.

There's nothing that can be done to ease the pain that death
causes all of humanity, and people ease into memories and
their feelings, but life is never the same, you're orphans
in a sense for the rest of your lives.