Alone,
You were waiting,
We were gone,
A girls' weekend of elating.
Nine hours,
To the mountain side,
You with the dog,
And cane set aside.
The night before,
You're happy on the phone,
As we slept,
In a hell, you were alone.
You weren't in bed,
Early in the morning,
In the garage,
Not sure if you had warning.
Fire broke out,
The smoke everywhere,
You couldn't escape,
With no cane or wheelchair.
A call
About the firey attack,
Caused chaos,
On our way back.
Mom drove,
We all cried,
When given the news,
Our step-dad, Mom's husband, had died.
We pulled in,
To blackened wood and metal,
Camera crews, police,
Our stomachs could not settle.
Interviews, articles,
News that would never end,
With every reminder,
If only more time we could spend.
If you were here,
If only you knew,
How much we cared,
The love we had for you.
Our step-dad,
You meant so much,
Always there,
Our hearts you touched.
Your memory,
Could never leave us,
Your love,
Is always with us.
In Loving Memory
Of
Mark V. Davidson
Oct. 31, 1963 - May 12, 2008
Author notes
This poem was written in memory of my Step-dad Mark. He passed away in a house fire along with the family dog, Pedey.
A contest entry
- Dear Departed Friend by Misty Melody.
850 points, ended September 13, 2008, 78 entries
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Your passion as a poet at heart shines in this poignant and sad piece of work. You capture the moment and all the pain so vividly in your use of the language as a tool to convey your heart and the gut wrenching emotions. I have loved this poem ever since you first read it to me. It is amazing.
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I'm so sorry for your loss my dear friend. I know what it's like to lose someone at a young age unexpectedly. There are no words I can say to bring him back, but hope that my prayers can offer some ease with your grief. Gives you a super huge
and makes it last for several minutes.
Ted E
PS: Good luck in the contest.
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thanks Ted, it has been a rough month. I appreciate the several comments I have received since I only ever got maybe one on the each of my last few poems
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Tears have settled ... okay, they dripped. Beautiful.
I have a stepfather myself.. along with a dog... both of them are my life and support. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. If okay, I'll keep you in my prayers. Very deep and deep poem you have. I only wish you have the best of luck in the contest, though I know that this was a therapuaic write, which was done very well
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thanks so much, hold on tight to them. Thank you for your thoughts!
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Very touching
I just recently lost a dear friend, she was only 29 years old. Reading this brought tears to my eyes. I am sorry for your loss. I haven't posted the poem I wrote for my friend Maria, I should it might help. Keep writing and very emotional piece of write here.
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Thanks so much for your comment and applause. It was very hard to write, but it did help the emotions a little.
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I'm so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately you cannot blame yourself for this. Things like this happen and although it is hard to live with, you had no way knowing it was going to happen. Beautiful write.
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Thanks so much for commenting and applauding. I very much appreciate it. It has been very difficult for my mother and sisters and all close family because he was only 44, and it was so unexpected. The house was almost completely gone too, so that didn't help. Anyway, thanks again!
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yea i havent had a person die with a fire yet
but cancer has taken some of my moms friends lifes so i know what its like
im sorry
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