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A Lament to Death

A poem to help people who are not able to say goodbye to their loved one at the time of death.
My wife passed away October 31, 2016 any response will be appreciated.

You take us all
The young, the demented, the old
There is nothing left I am told.
You are an insidious beast
That never goes away
As I wander through the depths of despair
You are always there

Taking my wife without letting me know
Was very vain
You took her so far
That it leaves a great scar
Taking her when I wasn�t there
Is more than I can bear
You know that wasn�t fair

Aren�t you ashamed?
I can�t touch her
I can�t hear her laugh
I can�t feel her close to me
I could not comfort her in her hour of need
Oh dear, �god speed�
This is for eternity

Winds blow, people are all the same
I can�t feel it because of this inflicted pain
I feel lost in a sea of tragedy
The waves beating me into submission
It is an unacceptable tradition

Every day I slip into the darkness of being alone
I am trying to hold on
Will I see her face again?
Will she be safe in God�s arms?
With no more fear or suffering then?
You have taken my soul
You have changed me forever
Aren�t you ashamed
That you don�t even know my name?

Yes, you are a lie
We will live forever
We will not die
You cannot take away
Cherished moments we remember
It is not a dying ember
Our bodies will fade away
But we will go on
Through memories and so on
She will always be alive
Memories transport time

Yes, I know the pain of death is great
But we shall overcome in God�s name forever
And I will go on
And be with her
You will never have the last word
You are not in control
Of my feelings or my soul
We are still together, don�t you know?

Although memories fade in time
We are going to hold on
Through precious moments
Remembered well

As time goes on
The terrible pain of loss will go away
As I come back into the world this day.

Written by Dblackwood

Published 29th Nov 2017

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Re. A Lament to Death

Amorous_tryst

30th Nov 2017 2:10am

You have my sympathy for your loss. As I am sure you have been told, "I can not imagine the pain you have endured".

I don't make a practice of directing people to my writings, but in this case you may wish to read a poem I wrote regarding these times. You can find it on my page, published July 18th of this year.
I hope you can find some comfort in it.

Sincerely Teri.