Death will bring peace

A old true story.

  Death will bring peace.


A pretty and kind Angel sleeps alone.
She turns from love and accepted solitude.
 In the darkness of lonely nights.
 She wished for more hellos and less goodbyes.
 
Old men sitting in the back of the corner bar.
Sitting with friends drinking shots of whiskey.
 Old timer Joe toast to a woman left alone so long ago.
 
The woman who once held  love as her will to be alive.
 Tells her lovers now.
All I have to give is flesh and bones now.
 Her eyes empty and sad.
 Her hunger now is to feel a man inside her.
 Her last emotion.
 
Liars pay the Devil his due.
The lair of the storytellers and fool's is always filled with more sinners.
 
Old Joe tells me whiskey won't take your sadness away.
Those damn memories come back and leave you empty
and wishing for some kind of peace.
 
He takes my hand.
He whisper I broke a Angel heart.
Left her for dead.
Then my heart died too.

Karma is a fair judge.
Fools who wasted love will die alone and be in hell forever.
 
He smile and slapped my back.
He tells me it is Valentine day.
Go home to your wife.
Buy her flowers and tell her how much you need and love her.
Hell is too damn full already.
 
He takes my whiskey and drinks it.
He turns away.
 
A woman sit on her porch.
She dream she is young and beautiful again.
She wishes on the first star.
Please tell Joe I forgive him and I hope he OK.
 
Old Joe died from too much whiskey.
A few of us show up and say goodbye.
We knew he died of loneliness and a broken heart.

A solace woman sit with tears.
I sit with her.
I told her what Joe told us.
 
He would be waiting in Purgatory for the one's who wasted words and the gift of love.
She kiss my cheek and walks into the street.

I leave the funeral and go to my wife.
Tell her she is my will to be alive.
 My only sweet dream.


 
                                  Coyote
                                  14 Feb 1998

Author's Note

Better to be kind even in a good bye. Any mistakes I would be thankful for the help.

Reviews

[DIVYA]

You paint such a heartbreaking yet realistic picture of life. Every person sees their end in accordance with their deeds and their weaknesses and we are just grateful for moving on with the lessons learnt. But there are those who didn't deserve their fate. At the end, we are just grateful for our own life and those of our loved ones. It was great to read an old poem of your today, dear Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Divya for reading. I appreciate the comment my dear friend.

[HorrorMaster]

very beautiful

[RTB]

I think that was well put and the will to be alive part is awsome i would say that about my girl i like ur writeing

[Iota]

I always enjoy how your poetry tells a parable story with a hard core lesson woven between the lines of words. I don't know why more people never learn that it is easier to love than to accept being loved. I only saw one mistake, but it isn't worth exposing, the poem stands on its own as perfection.

[Jess.]

Wow, very touching piece. I loved every word of it.
It's really a wake up call that every day could be our last, so we must tell everyone we care about that we love them every chance we get.
I really needed this reminder.
This is a wonderful piece of writing.

[JENY]

Nice…..
I liked the way…you wrote…
The events depicted in meaningful choice of words…..impressed me..

[MiidniightSoul]

This is a very beautiful poem. Very well written, though you have a few mistakes. Other then that it was very good. I like it

[Chirinos20]

A beautiful poem full of wisdom as always. thanks for sharing.

[Lucy Joan]

I love how the strong emotions are played here. The trickery of love and the sorrow that follows is common in life. I like it; well written!
As for advice- not much to edit ^^; There are a few words, although, that need the occasional ('s), (s), (ed), and (an) in between. Other than that, wonderful poem!

[Tate Morgan]

very good work

[Gandré]

such a people lover you are. wonderful write. full 100 points.