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Grief Poems
I glance to my left and then to my right, but no one is there.
As I arch my back against time, I sense that I am alone.
You vanished from my life and my sight, but I can still feel you around me.
Can you hear me? Do you know what I am thinking? Will I ever see you again?
There are no answers given to these questions, only more questions to ask, It's as if someone has played a cruel joke on me.
Not having you here, by my side, on the other end of the phone, I am left without you.
Without the one person I would die for, breathe for, live for and everything in between.
It's simply unfair,
So very unfair that I have to continue in this world without you, that the trees still grow leaves, the flowers still bloom, that life continues.
There is nothing else for me to do, but continue to move, continue to live, continue…….
I felt you last night, in my dreams, in my arms, in my mind.
You were glowing, with a smile on your face and anticipation in your eyes.
You said Yes to me, when I asked you to stay and we both knew that it was all there was, All there was at that moment was You, and I.
I could've let go of life and continue with you, along your path, down your road, but I didn't, it didn't happen and I am still here, waiting, wondering, grieving…..
I don't know what else to do, What else is there for me to do?
Cry myself to sleep at night?
It is easy to do, easy to miss you.
I do, I do miss you, and everything in between. Everything, and yet I'd do it all over again, and again.
Copyright © 2003 Ritha Ramos. All rights reserved.
About the author: Freelance writer who lives in Los Angeles. Met my best friend and love of my life in 1993 and lost him in 2000 from a stroke.
Soft as a feather, your name
Touches my lips,
My mind, my heart.
Bittersweet
Feelings of love
And loss fill me suddenly.
Joy, I’ve found at last,
Is touched by sadness
And emptiness without you. And yet,
I live.
I breathe and go on,
as best I can. Bravely.
I dream of conversations
And escapades
Though now just memories.
So real for a moment.
I cry for myself.
The helplessness is terrifying
And cruel.
The quiet thunders in my ears.
Memories of a smile,
A look, a laugh, flood my mind until
I laugh and cry for want of you.
Oh how I wish
Things could be different
If only for a moment more with you.
I bless your name and God
For His love in letting me know you
For our whole lifetime together.
Like music, your spirit surrounds me.
Bearing me up when my heart sinks.
I thank God for you, my angel,
Every time I speak your name.
For my Carrie
About the author: Brenda Penepent, LPN, Executive Director of Healing Heart For Bereaved Parents, Russellville, Arkansas Chapter.
Copyright © 1998 by Brenda Penepent. All rights reserved.
I knew this day would eventually come
But I never thought it would be now
She was so precious, she was the one
Who would change my life some how.
You are not supposed to bury your children
They are supposed to bury you
It's hard to think this disease would take her
And there is nothing I can do.
It was so hard to say those words
Because we all loved her so
I didn't want her to suffer any more
So I had to let her go.
Her passing was so hard to handle
But has made us oh so strong
We know the road will be a battle
But she is where she belongs.
Copyright © 2003 by Raquel Calderon. All rights reserved.
A brief moment of darkness
was all that I knew,
before Heaven's Gate
came into my view.
Loved ones and friends
I had missed for many years,
welcomed me with open arms
and many happy tears.
All the hurt, fear and pain
that I have ever known,
is gone from my life,
I am finally home.
I gazed upon the Lord's
sweet smiling face,
and for the first time in my life
I knew and felt His grace.
I know that you miss me,
but please dry your eyes.
I will always be watching and loving you
from my home in the sky.
A cool breeze on your face,
a touch of light rain,
I will send as a reminder
that we will be reunited again.
Life on earth is but one
brief moment in time,
I am finally home,
Eternity is mine.
Copyright © 2002 Jonathan Tiong. All rights reserved.
I was with you while you drove to work and analyzed the layout of your day.
I was with you while you boarded the plane, unknowing of what the hour would bring.
I was there when the worst was revealed.
I watched your reactions as the confusion became clear.
I stood by your side when you felt alone.
I held you close as you panicked and cried.
I heard your prayers and I listened to your hearts.
Some spoke out while others still denied me.
I never left you.
I was there among the fire and the smoke.
I was there when you could not see me.
I reached out my hand as you took your last breath.
I lifted you to safety and took away your fear and pain.
I was there that morning.
I never left you.
Copyright © 2002 Jennifer Bentley. All rights reserved.
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