A cry in the darkness

• Kate cruz Flores, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2004

I once accepted any news easily,
But this news is difficult for me to bear.
I once understood scenarios clearly,
But in this one, there’s only obfuscation.

Oh, what a lugubrious situation
In which I am today, unfortunately.
I’m in an enormous state of confusion,
For I’ve learned that war killed all of my loved ones.

If I’d spent more time with them before they died,
If I’d been able to say goodbye to them,
Then I’d not be feeling a grief that’s so wide,
Then I wouldn’t mind being alone so much.

I’m experiencing much internal strife,
Because I’d taken my loved ones for granted.
I wish that they can all return to my life,
Since I now have only memories of them.