Hurt
No one knows the hurt you feel
The day your partner dies
The silence that’s within you
Really shows there in your eyes
The tears are just a simple way
That your body shows to others
Like the understanding that is felt
Between our close sisters and brothers
But the emptiness that lies within
Isn’t only just felt by you
Because the loss of someone special
Is often felt by others too
It’s at times like this that memories
Are all that we have to share
And both comfort and reassurance
Show us that other people care
They say that time is a big healer
But then I have to disagree
Because the hurt I felt on that dreadful day
Seems to hang around with me
I often thank my friends and others
For their words that are so kind
But there is still that total emptiness
Locked there permanently in my mind