Donna Weeks

Avatar photoDonna May-Weeks is from the South West of England. She is autistic and works in a caring profession supporting others through difficult times. Writing poetry helps her process emotions, understand experiences, and express what can be hard to say out loud. This piece is deeply personal and marks the first time she has shared her writing publicly.

Tears fall like rain in an April shower.
Coping With Grief

When the tears fall

When the tears fall  Empty and angry at everything and everyone,yet not knowing why. Then suddenly you realisethat the empty feeling is a hollow space

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Coping With Grief

Tomorrow needs to come 

Each day I look. Look beyond the clouds,  the horizon and into the invisible space  between today and tomorrow. But, even though I squint  and

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Loss of Father

Goodbye

Not a father through blood, but through requirement and devotion. No heartstrings were tugged, but you meant more. Always there, quietly caring, more than anyone

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