"BEYOND BELIEF"

The boisterous phone rang, my mom jumped up,
She answered, and turned her back to me.
She took me aside and sat me down.
My heart was racing; I didn't know what was happening.

She took me by my trembling are and said in a soft whisper:
Your grandfather died an hour ago.
I felt my heart fall to the floor,
And leave a huge hump.

I didn't know what to do or,
What to say, except to just sit there,
In shock.

I was silent for a long time, maybe a few minutes,
But it felt like an eternity.

My heart was pumping fast, my confused mind was racing.
Nothing happened like this before, why does this have to happen to me?

I finally broke down and fell to the floor,
While each salty teardrop fell onto my moist check,
Rolled down and touched my shivering lips.

At that moment I was scared,
The scariest moment in my entire life.
For the first time I didn't know what to do,
I felt like the whole world was closing me in and not letting me out.

Everything and everyone shattered around me,
No noise or a single moment was seen or heard by me.
Just the weeping and the shivering of my body,
While my mom held me tight -

Trying to figure out what to say and what to do,
Trying to comfort me.

She was trying to ease my pain,
Rocking me back and forth.

For hours and hours,
I sat there, waiting for an answer.
Sitting and waiting,
Just waiting for an answer.
But I heard nothing...

by A.D.