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Welcomed Home

Sharona Reeves

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A life given,
A girl driven,
Life forsaken,
Another soul taken.

Early departure,
Afflicted conscience,
Conflicted heart,
By impulses born of trauma’s art.

Reality’s grip, harsh and cold,
A fatal truth, harshly told.
Paths divided, wounds unseen,
Fates sealed in shadows between.

An angel takes flight,
A lost soul finds light,
Welcomed home,
In her mothers' arms, open wide on the other side.

A little girl, free at last,
Released from burdens of the past.
May you lay peacefully, resting for eternity.

About this poem

RIP Nikki. Love you so so so so much. Forever 38.

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Written on November 04, 2024

Submitted by sharona.reeves81 on November 04, 2024

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Scheme AAAA XXBB CCDD EEXX FFX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 510
Words 104
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
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Sharona Reeves

 · 1981 · Florida

Sharona Reeves is a dedicated autism advocate and registered behavior technician currently pursuing a master's degree in applied behavior analysis. In her spare time, she indulges in free verse writing, a passion she has nurtured since childhood. Her interests span creative writing, hiking, and gardening as she continues to pursue her aspirations as a novelist. Originally from Tampa, FL, and raised in Memphis, TN, Sharona now resides in rural Mississippi. more…

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6 Comments
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Thank you so much Amir.
    LikeReply29 days ago
  • Amirhosein_aj
    Amirhosein_aj
    I enjoyed it very much
    LikeReply 129 days ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Thank you so much. Shikha Dalal was a colleague and dear Bengali friend who worked tirelessly to improve the education of English language learners in grades K-12 of the New York public schools.
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • jonsaviours
    jonsaviours
    Beautiful, and sorry for your loss
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • debraw.71122
    debraw.71122
    Sorry for the loss, five stars given.
    LikeReply 11 month ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    A touching tribute. Both our new poems, yours and mine, celebrate the lives of departed loved ones.
    LikeReply 11 month ago
    • sharona.reeves81
      sharona.reeves81
      My heart goes out to you! It is all very sad.
      LikeReply1 month ago

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