Remembering You

A poem for those lost to the grimy hands of death that we choose to remember and cherish.

Lives touched,
Lives lost,
Never the same,
When loved are gone.

Gaps are empty,
Heart are hurt,
Hearts stop beating,
Bodies under dirt.

Smiles- not for weeks,
Laughter turns to cries,
All those effected,
They hurt inside.

Two hundred and six bones,
Yet all feel broken.
Lungs seem to quit working,
Words are left unspoken.

The air turns heavy,
Everyone wearing a blanket of dispair,
All wishing the same thing,
That those lost were here.

But even with torn hearts,
Memories stay the same,
It might be how they made you laugh,
Or how they got their way,
It might be their smile,
Or how they were so untamed,

But no matter what,
They'll be remembered day by day,
Our love for them flourishing,
As they're wrapped in eternal grace.

Author's Note

I had a friend die in a car crash with a train (along with a couple members of his family which I knew) and I could not bear to go to the funeral and so this is my way of mourning them.

Reviews

[HB Rita]

I am sorry for your lose! I understand how you feel! It a trauma that might always chase you, no one will understand unles they have experienced such a trauma. I have lost my three young teenagers brothers, one of them was killed! I was on the scene! It is hard! It is painful! It is unbearable!
No matter they are our brother or friends, they are our beloved one! And it hurts a lot.

[Gee]

So sad. A fine epitaph to send them on. Sorry for your loss

[Angela Sparks]

Thank you:)

[Coyote Poetry]

I understand your thoughts and actions.
"But no matter what,
They'll be remembered day by day,
Our love for them flourishing,
As they're wrapped in eternal grace."
When we lose someone too quickly. Hard to grasp. I'm sorry for your lost Angela.
Coyote

[Angela Sparks]

Yeah, the day I found out I was planning on messaging him. He set me up with my current partner, he was my secret keeper as I was his, he was my bully turned to friend, he was so much. It seemed surreal at first. Everyday when I go to school I seem to look for him, to hear him tease me. I think I'll never get used to it but hope as time passes, the wound will scan:) thank you for reading and sharing. It means so much

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Angela. I lost brothers in 1988 and 1989. I still miss their laughter. Some people become part of us.

[Angela Sparks]

Amen to that:)

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

So nicely penned. I feel sorry for the loss of your friend and his family. May God bless them with peace in heaven I wish.

[Angela Sparks]

Thank you :) those words mean a lot

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Welcome a lot :)

[zaisham9393]

It's so sad and I am so sorry that this happened.

Plz. Take care sweetie!

[Angela Sparks]

Thank you:) I am.

[Misery]

So sorry for the loss of your friend. Yet, good fortune had your good friend, for were I dead, who is it that would write for me? A nice epitaph, dear Angela.

[Angela Sparks]

Thank you:) he was very close to me and it's nice thinking he'd appreciate this.