{"id":32,"date":"2018-10-14T02:34:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T02:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasingmypr.com\/?p=32"},"modified":"2025-07-01T02:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T02:51:32","slug":"the-void-in-my-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasingmypr.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/14\/the-void-in-my-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Void In My Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our world has been ripped apart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life never to be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving in slow motion, stuck in quick sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earth has stopped revolving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life has come to a screeching halt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not grasping this magnitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telling myself to inhale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breathe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel catatonic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You were just there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve always been there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve been there for 34 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You rescued me. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve been there to ensure my safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve been there to inspire me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve given me gratitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve shown me true laughter, especially at myself<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You gave me happiness in its truest form<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You gave me an incredible unconditional love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new scar tissue runs deep through my entire being<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My jigsaw puzzle of my heart, body and soul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am just in freefall &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dropping out of reality with no parachute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My heart is on a roller coaster and I can\u2019t breathe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t accept.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t stop replaying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t figure out what went so terribly wrong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t understand why I couldn\u2019t help you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first and last time I ever saw you in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t understand why you were taken from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t understand why you were taken from me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t stop missing you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still have so much to ask you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had more special moments ahead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were still milestones in our life&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I speak of you, my throat is all tangled up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This volcano of grief erupts, despite all efforts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It spills out like lava that has been dormant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A volcano of my soul spouting tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My habit of going to you is still present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I realize my truth I sink<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My life is now two parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now I am in the aftermath of destruction&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No more texts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No more calls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No more hugs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even once more would not be enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a punctured lung.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every breath a painstaking task<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My lead feet don\u2019t know where to take me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My path is now undefined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pains I have never felt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything comes back to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is an incredible unconditional, everlasting love I will hold tight to until I see you again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our world has been ripped apart Life never to be the same. 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