Silent Echoes

by ReBecca   Apr 6, 2006


Silent Echoes

Echoes.
My arms so empty and bare.
The silence
Of you not there.

Echoes.
Resounding against these walls
Remembered tears
Slipping like waterfalls.

The crib is empty
The room is still.
All around echoes
Of what I feel.

Holding your little body
Nuzzling your cheek.
Silence all around
Can't find what I seek.

You're not in my arms
You're cold in the ground.
I can't stand the silence
Of listening for your sound.

I'll never hear you cry again.
My pain won't relent
Standing in your room
Everything so silent.

ReBecca Sanchez
(Dedicated to my daughter who died 12/17/95)

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  • 16 years ago

    by FlawlesslyTarnished

    This poem is.. really something.
    So many words crossed my mind
    I don't know how to choose. [lol]
    I could really feel the sorrow and tragedy of the piece.
    And everything was written so well and your word choice fit nicely too.
    It flowed well with itself.
    And it was just so.. amazing :] 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by S R P

    Oh wow.. this one I just couldn't help crying.. You captured the pain of losing a child I never thought I'd be able to feel or imagine.. This was absolutely beautiful and heartfelt, but so sad. It has a tragic beauty that is so appealing. Thank you for sharing this. I loved it

  • 17 years ago

    by Cathy

    Very sad but beautiful poem, I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, I almost cried just reading this.

  • 17 years ago

    by Cindy

    This poem is so painful to read....the tears are falling fromjust the thought of lossing a child.

    You're not in my arms
    You're cold in the ground.
    I can't stand the silence
    Of listening for your sound.

    This stanza really broke my heart.
    Take Care Cindy

  • 18 years ago

    by shenoa

    This poem is so deep and so emotional. It's so sad... im sorry. Great work... it must be harder than anything in this world...

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