Tag: Loss

Poems about loss.

Loss as a feeling is an inescapable part of being human. Rather than maintain the same people around us through a lifetime, we have to see them come and go. Some die, and some just disappear from our lives for other reasons. Due to these constant changes, loss is somethin we all have some amount of experience with.

K-M Skalkenæs has written about many aspects of loss, and of several different ways loss manifests itself. Death has been mentioned, and so has being abandoned by friends or family members.

What matters isn’t the loss in itself – what matters is how one deals with it.

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New Poem: “i would dance if i could”

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 15, 2021March 14, 2021Leave a comment

i would dance if i could and the earth never shook and the future never … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “i would dance if i could”

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “drunk thoughts in the dead of the night -“

K-M SkalkenæsNovember 29, 2018July 11, 2020Leave a comment

sleep eludes me – night’s no pleasantry – night holds dangers to the mind that … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “drunk thoughts in the dead of the night -“

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “make or break – “

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 22, 2018September 12, 2018Leave a comment

digging through the dirt of time – what was yours? what was mine? messed up, … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “make or break – “

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “loud and clear – into thin air -“

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 20, 2018July 11, 2020Leave a comment

loud and clear – pearly white, drops that drip, petals bright – say it out, … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “loud and clear – into thin air -“

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “labelled”

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 19, 2018July 11, 2020Leave a comment

healthy separation of form and function, feelings, thoughts – you were a friend until i … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “labelled”

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “I reason – with myself -“

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 16, 2018July 11, 2020Leave a comment

I reason – with myself – where reason – may hide – I seek out … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “I reason – with myself -“

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “delayed outburst results in -“

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 10, 2018July 11, 2020Leave a comment

i understand an outburst from me must seem unfair to you – it’s like training … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “delayed outburst results in -“

Light Requires Darkness

Where Are My Sunsets?

K-M SkalkenæsSeptember 18, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

Where are my sunrises? Where are my sunsets? Where are my days? An endless night … Continue ReadingWhere Are My Sunsets?

Light Requires Darkness

As the World Forgets My Existence

K-M SkalkenæsSeptember 3, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

A scorching summer’s sun sinking making way for pale pink ribbons flailing disappearing into inky … Continue ReadingAs the World Forgets My Existence

Light Requires Darkness

The Known vs. The Felt

K-M SkalkenæsAugust 29, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

I know you’re gone and I am left alone to carry on. But how can … Continue ReadingThe Known vs. The Felt

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Had a Dream or a Vision

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

I had a dream or a vision that faded in time. And since I was … Continue ReadingI Had a Dream or a Vision

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

And So He Died

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

And so he died who, having lived so long, had buried so many others and … Continue ReadingAnd So He Died

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

The Wreaths Laid Out

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

The wreaths laid out, the coffin so white it blinds on sight. Or perhaps it … Continue ReadingThe Wreaths Laid Out

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

A Knot Was Loosened

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

A knot was loosened, the threads all hang and dangled in the air – How … Continue ReadingA Knot Was Loosened

The Broken Bond

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

They flicker in the moonlight, two flames that steady burn – the tides shifting and … Continue ReadingThe Broken Bond

Warmth

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

I miss it – gentle warmth – caress of souls, of sun and Earth – … Continue ReadingWarmth

Essays

Herald of Destruction

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018January 16, 2021Leave a comment

I carry bricks and tile with me in my pockets whenever I go to the … Continue ReadingHerald of Destruction

De spor man efterlader sig

En dråbe sandhed

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

Det var ikke regn der ramte – det var en dråbe sandhed. Skynd dig at … Continue ReadingEn dråbe sandhed

Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

All There Is Left Now

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

An open, empty field covered only by the grass where something used to be – … Continue ReadingAll There Is Left Now

Confessions of the Cold Light of Dawn

Gone

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 22, 2018Leave a comment

The softness of the quiet nights is gone. The roar of emptiness now shears its … Continue ReadingGone