Cold, our hearts and time standing still
Together we lie in our bed made of dirt
Snapshots of longing wrench my heart from my chest
My soul, my heart dreams of this moment
When I'll join my life in the ground
Cold, still, silent in bliss
Shattered, half a shell of a girl
Broken, sobbing eyes pour liquid pain
No amount of tears can bring you back to me
Alone I'll long to be still like you
Long to lie in cold bliss beside you
Because six feet is a long way down
The Earth our pillow, the worms our teddy bears
Dirt our bed, loneliness our blanket
Soon I'll come join you there
Just like I promised I would
"Goodbye Sarah."
"Just remember, I love you, and I'll come to join you soon."
"I know, and I'll be waiting for you."
"You'd better... think about the trouble you'd get into without me."
Laughter
"Goodbye Sarah."
"Goodbye Jamie."
You're not alone, no matter what they told you.
Author notes
I wrote this poem while crying (thus I wasn't able to see the paper) and without thinking, except for the first 4 lines. Those were written before in a delibrate attempt at a suicide poem. The rest is written to my friend Jamie, who died 3 years ago.
The piece in quotes is our last conversation. I remember it exactly. I didn't stop her.
The last line is from "Like You" on Evanescence's The Open Door CD. You're not alone...
Written November 8th, 2006
A contest entry
- Your Very Best #2 (pre-writes allowed) by Dark Whispers.
415 points, ended April 18, 2007, 38 entries
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awww so sad I hope that everything turns out alright for you..You are a great poet and I love your work keep on writing I also wish you the best of luck in this contest!!
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this s soo sad, Im glad that you didn't join her or else you wouldn't have written such a great poem . thanks for entering.
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I incorporate that song into a lot of poetry, actually. It just seemed to fit in this one. I listen to that song and it's so powerful that I basically cry. The line that really gets to me is "I long to be like you, sis/ Lie cold in the ground like you do". I don't know... somehow the image of a body lying cold at a funeral makes me really emotional. That song is my favourite on the CD, which I bought the second the stores opened on the day it came out. Actually, I was listening to it this morning and because of some things that happened last night, I spent the entire morning crying my eyes out lol. It gets to me. Thanks for the comment. This poem will NOT be edited, regardless of feedback. I may do a second copy of it, but as it was straight up, I won't dilute the message.
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kewlness
This poem is AWESOME! It showed great emotion and pain. I liked how you incorporated the conversation and the line from "Like You" which is one of my favorite songs off The Open Door. This was a wonderful write.
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