Orphan's Lamentation

Where 

Were you?

Before

I 

Could 

Even

Begin to

Articulate

I 

Became

Acquainted

With

The

Inescapable

Agony

Your absence

Dogged

My

Every step

The 

Specter

Imprinted

Upon

My soul

Languished

For

An unquenchable

Connection

I 

Repressed

A

Silent

Scream

Until

I 

Felt 

Nothing

But

An

Irrepressible 

Pain

Oozing

Through

The

Abyss

Of

Self-medicating

I've

Nothing

To 

Suggest

My 

Ship

Not

Only 

Sailed

But

Is

Lying

Cleaved

On

A 

Desolate

Shore

From

Whence

There 

Is 

No

Tomorrow

All

Relating

Over-shadowed

With

Un-fulfilled

Yesterdays

I've

Opened

The 

Vault

Torrents

Of

Grief

Slash

At 

The 

Very

Fabric

Of my

Being

You

Were

Given

The 

Grace

Of

Death's 

Release

What

Form

Will

My

Closure

Take?

When 

I'm

Still

Left

With

The

Question...

Where were you? 

R. O'Neill (November 29, 2019)