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My mum helped my brother through his fight with a brain tumour over 18 yrs. When he did pass, she felt life wasn't worth living without him and went into a spiraling depression. No one knew what to say to her other than the usually things to support someone you love. So I thought I'd try to write what she was feeling and gave it to her to let her know I understood.

Traffic Light

© Linda Grantham
This traffic light inside my head
Is always green and never red.
My thoughts, my dreams and all my fears
They all speed past my listening ears.

I close my eyes to block it out
But inside my head they rush about.
I take a breath to slow it down
But upon my face appears a frown.

My heart beats fast
But my breathing slows.
I breath in life
Then out it goes.

My bodies numb
Yet I feel my tears.
I've lost count of the days
The months and the years.

This traffic light
Inside my head.....
I'm scared of the day
When it turns red.

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Published: Apr 2011

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  • this poem made me cry, it is exactly how I feel. I am scared for that red light too. for some reason god does not want me to go yet. I had a near death experience popping a toxic amount of pills. I hope this gets better. :'(

    Melissa, Texas Submitted May 2011
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