When you were gone, <br />It was just Hell! <br />My Life was breathless, <br />My world just fell! <br /> <br />When you were gone, <br />The rivers stopped, <br />And water flowed, <br />From down to top, <br /> <br />When you were gone, <br />There was no day, <br />I couldn't even talk or pray, <br /> <br />When you were gone, <br />The earth stood still, <br />Gone was my life, <br />Gone was my will.<br /><br />Sandra Feldman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/devastated-5/