Void Poem

The deepest void I have seen
Visible to my eyes
Is when she whom I knew
Had looked into my eyes

Not normal was the time
Her mental health had dropped
Anorexia Nervosa
Had caused her time to stop

No longer were her colours
Of deep and pretty brown
Filling up her irises
The void had dragged them down

Though talk we did
At other times
That time, I knew
She was not there,
She could not care,
She could only stare

Fear gripped me
My insides shrunk
I had cared for her
She whom I once knew

That was the worst
The depth of the void
That I was able to see
For I was too young, not strong enough
To give her what she needs

Thankfully
Others were around
Adults who were professionals
Testimonies from others who had been through that void
And lived to step away

So all I could do at the time
Was encourage as I could
Looking forward to the book she'd write
About keeping it all at bay

She has not yet finished writing
Only a few starts here and there
But thankfully she has left the void
And that cold and gloomy stare

Although I don't well know her now
I know that she is safe
A mother of daughters
A loving wife of loving husband
She has grown so, so, so much
I am grateful to this day
For she that I once knew well
Then lost into the void
Was slowly saved and eventually came out
To live another day.