As I sit on a bench in the back of the room
I see a young boy on his tippy toes
He's all dressed up like a little groom
In his hand a bright red rose
He's trying to see the person inside
The edge of the coffin holds up his chin
It's this little boy's mother who's recently died
It's his mother that lies within
As I lift him up he makes not a sound
He kisses her forehead and hands her the rose
As I place him back down on the ground
He thanks me and wipes a tear from his nose
He tells me that roses were her favorite flower
He wanted her to have one to remember him by
She used to sit in the garden and smell them for hours
He says as he starts to cry
I cry too because this little boy is my son
This woman within she was my wife
But we cannot undo what's already been done
We cannot replace a lost life
Author notes
Written December 29th, 2005
A contest entry
- Tragedy Has Struck Again by phsycoawesomeness.
300 points, ended November 4, 2006, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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wow
wow.......that was so sweet and sad at the same time......wut do the call that? bitter-sweet? anyway, great job on this. i love the thing about roses being her favorite flower.
~naomi~
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tis awesomeness
lost in a world of tragedy, yet another has died, a nice poem, short, but an excellently told story, i liked reading it, and i hope you enjoyed entering my contest, good luck -
wow--that was kind of a suprise ending. i didnt expect the wife thing. it was good. and really sad.
peace!--jessi -
Awww this is so sad. It brought a tear to my eye. Beautifully written. You'll be in my prayers.
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wow... i got goose bumps reading this. it was really good. it's always sad when someone dies. but it's even sadder when they leave behind a small child. This was really sad.
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This is just beautiful. It really gets to the heart and soul. I liked it very much. I'm also sorry if it really happened to you.
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this is quite unlike any of your other poetry...i don't...like it as much...
Edited on Dec 31, 3:11 p.m. because '*blushes* i accidently pressed the submit button'. -
sad trevor but very good.
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This is one of the saddest poems i have read in my life!! The ending was really unexpected.Really a very nice poem. Keep it up!!
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Wow. congrats this is a really good write! Loved the ending... very sad poem though. It really touched me. Well done.
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Aww how sweetenly sad!!! I think I made a new word 
Very wonderfull write!
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Wow.. talk about a surprise ending. This is awesome. I always enjoy reading something new from you.
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