It’s an honour to share this poem with you, heartfelt, raw and beautifully written, by Jacqueline at A Cooking Pot Of Twisted Tales.
a cooking pot and twisted tales
A Thousand Deaths
I died a thousand times
When you said to me
‘It’s over now’
I carved out my heart
And handed it to you
Wrapped in bows and kisses
Expecting you to know
That to drop my heart
Would cause it to shatter
Fragmented in a million places
But drop it you did.
I died a thousand times
When you died in my arms.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
The poem above came to me when I read Lily’s heart rending post I don’t know her in real time. I only read her blog now and again.
The broken pain of her heart reverberated in her words.
How do you condole a woman just bereaved of her loving husband?
Indeed, how do you condole any grieving heart that’s lost a loved one?
You cannot! You are simply there to listen, to offer a leaning support and to help as they…
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Thank you Jen for the sharing. Just let me know when I can send in another one. Regards.
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You can send as many as you like, when you like Jacqueline! I’d love to share more of your work!
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Brilliant! Will do so. Thanks Jennifer 🙂
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Here’s another link.
http://acookingpotandtwistedtales.com/2016/02/23/unchained/
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Thank you Jacqueline! A beautiful piece, yet again. I just reblog it. ❤️
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