feral
we are so sorry for your loss. we did everything we could.
her screams bellowed out,
like a wounded animal.
tearing out of her throat,
guttural and wild.
what’s a mother to do
without her child?
in the end,
grief
turns all of us
feral.
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Well done…cuts right to the heart.
thank you so much!
haunting! doesn’t grief turn all of us feral! Stunning.
Whew — I think you nailed every parent’s biggest fear and what would come from it.