Utter Dismay



In the heart of the night
you took your soul and left
with the quietness
that had become your mark
for the longest time

No sound, no sigh
No farewell, no goodbye
The hull in which you dwelled
was empty and still,
as became my inner chime…

Losing you was
an exercise of accepting
the unacceptable
Like having my identity
indifferently taken away

Life has moved on
and I’ve moved along,
rejoining the daily race
Yet, with an internal daze
of dismay. Utter dismay

About this poem

A reflection on losing a dear one, with whom one very much identified: a loss that could be mentally disruptive if not mindfully addressed.

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Written on June 30, 2016

Submitted by Joamarq on May 07, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXA BBXXA XXXXC XXXXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 470
Words 92
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5

Joan Marques

Joan Marques is an educational and social entrepreneur, who writes poetry as a balancing act to maintain mindfulness, spirituality and sanity in a hectic world. She has been widely published in scholarly and popular venues, and has (co-)authored and co-edited more than 35 books. Originally from Suriname, South America, Dr. Marques currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. more…

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