The year was filled with terrible reality
All of us pulled into sadness
By the memory of one who had always been there
Though often quiet. Did he care?
We have wondered so often this year.
But he WAS always there.
I think that was a sign of care.
It just took a lot for him to say.
When he did, it was a red letter day.
"Not bad" meant very good indeed.
"That goes without saying."
It went without saying because he couldn't
Sometimes we think he just wouldn't
But that's because we're angry
At the way he ceased to be,
Becoming a shadow, something we can't see.
We knew some day he wouldn't be
Occasionally, he even talked about it.
But then he departed, suddenly
One evening; in a way, rather brutally.
He just fell down and was gone
Although he did announce it.
"I'm having a heart attack," he said
Then he fell silent and was gone.
It won't be the same for us, ever again
But maybe next year will hold less pain.
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I have written so many poems about this. If only I had never had cause to write them.
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I can feel your pain so deep in this.Maybe because my momma passed in Feb. The holidays are torterous.
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It is so hard to lose someone you are close to. I have been there and done that way to often.
I could feel the emotion dripping out of this one.
Hope things are better for you now. Love, Cathy.
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Excellent.
So sad, but a very powerful poem. You truly shared such a deep and moving moment in life.
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wow... im sorry for your loss... I love the ending...it shows you have hope for the pain to end... and i love how you portray the man... he seems very much like my grandpa... youve touched me deeply with this peice... well done
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was this your father or was the poem about your grandfather... it never really says in the poem and I have never really read the other ones that you. I really like this. It has a lot of emotion... sad yes, but very well written
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