Adios..

“Come with me”..beckons its  wisened  voice..

I look around..

 

There are the people I love..

Some I don’t see..

They all look at me..trying to tell me they are there..

I begin to answer..

But words fail me..

I cannot speak..

My pain is mine and it doesn’t heal..

 

“come with me..” it calls out again..

I look at it..sounded a fair game..

I had questions unanswered..

Of things unknown..

It told me I would meet my destination..

 

I look around again..

Wish I could tell I loved them all..

Wish the decision was mine to take..

Wish  things would have been easier..

But then it calls again..

Tells me what I loved was an illusion..

They who stand here..

Would mourn and forget..

 

..”Take my hand..I’m real”..it beckons again..

May be I should..

Fighting wasn’t worth the pain..

I look again..at my final seconds..

I see people..

I try to reach out..

I can’t..

“come..I’m your only option”.. it says..

I take one final look ..

then take its hand..

Its wish stands fulfilled..

I make my pact with death..

Author's Note

i wrote the poem when i lost someone dear..i just imagined myself in their place and started thinking about those final moments when the person knows that he is going to die and yet wants to hold on..what goes on in his mind during those final moments of struggle..

Reviews

[Linear]

All things they say must come to an end, yet we fight it, keep it at bay for as long as we can dont we?.......Death is not a natural state for man or woman, then again war, famine and crielty are not natural either yet they happen dont they? lets just pray for a better tommorow...........sad poetry but worth reading

[Alexis]

Okay, I will be honest. This almost made me cry. I just imagine people I love in the place of the person in this poem and it makes me feel bad! Haha, but anyways, I loved this poem so much. You were able to put the last moments into the form of a poem VERY well. I'm going to add this to my favorites. :)

[JanuaryDreamer♥]

very nice :)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Such a fantastic poem about those final moments.........something we all wonder about. Excellent.

[the_stoic]

whoa ! what a way to express the final moments .. wonder if the soul truly feels this way .. wonderfully scripted .. keep writing

[kyrie]

"My pain is mine and it doesn't heal"--the amount of wisdom it takes to capture that ignorance of humanity is amazing. You have definitely painted the lies so many in despair believe.

[Su' Nacnetaf]

This leaves me in awe, I don't remember the last time I read something as beautiful and poetic regarding to death (even though it is a recurrent subject in writings all over this website), very well written and nicely expressed. Great writing.

[Rossen]

finishes with death and continues for us to see. nice

[Art]

interestingly written...a creative view within poetry on the escape from life...into the everlasting...

[Alicante lullaby]

i'm sure there is more to life..lovely writing.