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  1. 21. My Mask

    • By Ellie Nazza
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2011 with permission of the Author.
    Hiding Grief

    Every morning I wake up and put on a mask.
    The mask makes everything seem all right,
    But they don't know I cry at night.
    The nightmares just won't go away.

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    • Rating 4.47
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    First, I am profoundly sorry for the loss you've had to endure. Please take comfort in knowing you are not alone. Yours is the only poem that spoke clearly to my heart. So well put. The...

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  2. 22. Angels Cry

    • By Adele Maritz
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2016 with permission of the Author.
    Poem Wanting Violence Against Children To Stop

    Why must mothers say goodbye?
    Every time children die -
    The angels cry.

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    • Rating 4.39

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  3. 23. Grief

    • By Candace L. Mahoney
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.
    Loss Of A Child

    A tsunami of fire
    A wall with no gate
    Prayers unanswered
    Utterly ignored

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    • Rating 4.33

  4. 24. The Night Sky

    • By Lisa E. Sheroan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.
    Believing Life Goes On After Death

    Looking up at the moonlit sky
    In the quiet of the night
    I found a truth that stilled my soul
    In a tiny speck of light

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    • Rating 4.33
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    I love this poem - it's a bit like one of mine on Family Friends, called 'Among the Stars'. We both obviously share the same sort of feelings inspired by the night sky. Best wishes, Ann

  5. 25. Wake Up, Beautiful

    • By Danielle L. Stewart
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2016 with permission of the Author.
    Motivational Poem About Pushing Through

    Wake up, beautiful.
    Wake up from this tragedy.
    Breathe,
    Return to reality.

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    • Votes 136
    • Rating 4.30

  6. 26. Whisper To Find

    • By Alicia Jackson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.
    Traumatic Loss Of Brother To Suicide

    I hear your voice in the dead, dark night.
    I look around, but no one's in sight.
    Through the storms, the rain, the wind I fight,
    But all you are is my whisper to find.

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    • Rating 4.26

  7. 27. Trying To Balance Grief

    • By Liz Newman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Grief stacks
    Itself up
    Up
    Up

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    • Rating 4.22
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    This poem reads the mind of a person affected by grief. "But right now/You can't" has the logic. It depicts the hope that there will be a time with "can."

  8. 28. Real Pain

    • By Tami
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.
    Poem The Intense Grief Feeling On Losing A Parent

    Real Pain:
    empty inside,
    hard to breath tears run down my face,
    I can't breath,

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    • Rating 4.17

  9. 29. A Final Goodbye

    • By Montera Y. Welch
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.
    Death The Final Goodbye Poem

    It's hard for me to accept that you're gone
    I'm trying not to think about it all wrong
    I know that you're gone to a better place
    But sometimes I just want to see your face

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    • Rating 4.11
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    I love your poem it reminds me of my little brother that passed away last June

  10. 30. Endless Haze

    • By Binh L. Herdrick
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 9, 2024 with permission of the Author.
    Living In Grief

    I’ve searched for solace,
    yet grief clings,
    a shadow I can’t shake.
    Loneliness tightens around my heart,

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    Oh how I feel for you in your grief. I lost my husband a year and a half ago and the grief seems to get worse and worse. We had been together for over sixty years. Sending you my very best...

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