Poems
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I'm letting you go today
Not because I don't love you
Because I can't keep crying
Over what isn't mine to control
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I need to step away
To embrace the good in my life
To crawl out of this heartache
That suffocates me with regret
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I'll always be waiting
And praying for your return
But I can't move forward
When I'm chained to your heart
Rebecca Graves
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When you look in the mirror
I hope you see
All the things
You are to me
Precious daughter
Closest friend
Trusted companion
Through thick and thin
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When you look in the mirror
I hope you see
All the things
That others believe
At times unspoken
But unanimous and true
Compassion and caring
Is what they see in you
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When you look in the mirror
I hope you see
All the things
You are meant to be
With's God direction
You will find
Dreams and plans
Fulfilled in time
Rebecca Graves
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The road is quiet
Too quiet
The screaming of memories
Pierce my heart.
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How did this happen
It was all so fast
Once overwhelmed
Now struggling for direction
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The road is void
Of hope and motivation
To stop and wait
Is the only way to exist
Rebecca Graves
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No relief from the torment
Ripping at my soul
Or the gnawing in my gut
And the sorrow it holds
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The tears unending
Never seeming to quench
The drought of my despair
Or the pain I can't forget
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Struggling to survive
Not knowing how or why
Exhausted from the battle
Too drained and weak to try
Rebecca Graves
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When I was young
I used to say
Can't wait for the kids
To be gone one day
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To be free to do
Whatever I want
To relax or read
Or sleep until one
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But now that the quiet
Has finally appeared
The silence is deafening
With nobody here
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No dirty hands to wash
No messy rooms to clean
No after school hugs
Just this empty house and me.
Rebecca Graves
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The busyness
The emptiness
The regret
The dissatisfaction
The loneliness
The despair
It kept her
From remembering
That her purpose
Was long over
And her life a memory
Crushed by time