It’s missing.
Gone somewhere I cannot find it.
…
Or was it stolen?
Smuggled away in the night by a thief.
Taken without permission.
I’m searching.
Searching…
I will have it again.
I will!
It’s missing.
Gone somewhere I cannot find it.
…
Or was it stolen?
Smuggled away in the night by a thief.
Taken without permission.
I’m searching.
Searching…
I will have it again.
I will!
The emptiness I feel
Is most noticed in my soul.
It radiates from the place
Where there’s a ‘you-shaped’ hole.
You’re gone and I’m numb
Now my smile’s lost too.
My broken heart has shattered
And it’s all because of you.
In dreams I walk the thick black dark
Never pausing in my march.
Completely blind I still go on,
Walking till the night is done.
And though I’m blind I never fall,
I never stumble or hit a wall.
I just move on in search of light
Trying to escape the eternal night.
Dark shadows,
And a darker abyss.
Falling, flailing,
SCREAMING!
No control.
Spinning, spiralling,
Forever downwards.
Never escaping.
“Jessica! Jessica where are you?”
Scrabbling through the undergrowth I broke out into the open field. Frantically scanning the area I noted a dot of colour in the distance…
“Jessicaaaa!”
Bursting into a sprint I rushed towards my daughter. Tears streaked behind me as I ran, the icy wind whipping them away. I pushed my body to go faster, ignoring the intense burning ripping through the muscles in my legs.
When I reached my destination I all but collapsed. Stooping low I reached out to her, willing her to be alright, but as my fingers curled around the shoulder of her coat I realised something was not right. There was no warmth; in fact there was no resistance beneath the coat.
“NO!” I screamed. Cold dread filled my body as the pile of clothing in front of me revealed that I was still to find my baby girl…