What Once Was
— poem
Falling through a void,
where echoes of your voice
are the only tether
to a world once known.
Gravity has no mercy
on hearts that soar too high,
pulling them back
to earth’s unforgiving embrace.
I reach out, fingers spread wide,
hoping to grasp a fragment
of the moments we shared —
a laugh, a touch, a whisper.
But they slip through,
like sand through clenched fists,
leaving me with
the sharp sting of emptiness.
I plummet,
through memories,
through dreams,
through the aching space
between us.
And in this descent,
I find a strange solace,
in knowing that the fall
is all that remains
of what once was.
This poem, “What Once Was,” conveys a sense of loss and the emotional turbulence that comes with it. The imagery of falling through a void and the repeated references to gravity and descent suggest a powerful, uncontrollable downward spiral, mirroring the feeling of losing someone important.
Here are some key themes
— Loss and Grief
— Helplessness
— Memory and Remembrance
