Empty Spaces I wanted to feel less. To not be burdened by emotion, To not feel sadness, To not know loss. I envied the inanimate, The trees that stand proudly in winter, Not missing their leaves. I wanted to be weightless, To not experience limitation. I didn’t want time to pass, The blur of days, months, years. It moved too quickly, I wanted to grasp on, Hold it. It eluded me, Intangible, Like light. I wanted to preserve life before you were gone. I didn’t want to know grief. But the pain kept me connected. It meant that I loved you, It meant that I would always be a little broken, It meant that our love filled all of the empty spaces. It meant that you would be with me.. forever. .Jacqueline Simon Gunn
About This Quote
In the poem Empty Spaces by John O'Donohue, the speaker describes a relationship that is no longer functional. He envies the trees that stand proudly in winter and notes that he wishes to be weightless and not have time pass him by. The speaker is frustrated with his inability to enjoy living and his longing for a time before he lost his beloved. In some respects, this poem captures the essence of grief as it relates to loss as its speaker is unable to experience joy as he once did as a result of his loss.
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