Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

Survivor's Guilt

By: Derek Hodge

Facing myself through these
bouts with controversial pain

Forever dealing with a life
that will forever be changed

How do I truly live contentedly
while feeling guilty that I have survived

Left with a silhouette of memories
of when you were once alive

How do I forgive myself
when you had so much more to lose

Intoxicating myself with anxiety
at the very thought of you

Not a single day goes by that
I do not dwell upon your death

Afflicted with grievous guilt that
I witnessed your last remaining breath