To Lose A Loved One

To lose a loved one

Is to lose a part of you

To lose a loved one

Is to swallow a living hornet

That tears through your pharynx

Settles on your heart

And keeps gnawing a piece of it

Whenever it feels like

To lose a loved one

Is to lose a love

For each love is unique

And though each person loves differently

No love is impure

To lose a loved one

Is to march into a battlefield

Against monsters and demons

Without a weapon

Without a companion

To lose a loved one

Is to sing a song of pain

That nobody can hear

Except for the winds that carry it

To lose a loved one

Is to shed a tear

Shed a stream, shed a river

Shed an ocean

All in one drop

To lose a loved one

Is to lose a part of you

Permanently