It wasn't supposed to happen this way;
We were supposed to always be together.
'Best Friends Forever' we'd say every day,
And we thought that it would be for forever.
She wasn't supposed to die at sixteen,
I wasn't supposed to move far away.
No one told us life could be so mean,
When reality rips away the 'some day'.
For a while all I could do was cry,
And wondered why it had turned out that way.
But then the years slowly passed by,
And now, I know 'goodbye was all I had to say.
What can you do when dreams die?
How can we pretend everything is the same?
Do we just tell the world that we don't cry,
And it doesn't bother us to say their name?
I do not know where I will go from here,
I just know that I will never be the same.
Yes, it hurt to lose someone so dear,
But I can still smile and be glad she came.
Author notes
For Tam's.
A contest entry
- When Things Fall Apart by reckless abandon.
390 points, ended August 23, 2008, 30 entries
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Comments
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Oh Wow
I could really relate to this heart breaking poem.
What can you do when dreams die?
How can we pretend everything is the same?
Do we just tell the world that we don't cry,
And it doesn't bother us to say their name?
My goodness I'm so very sorry for your loss. I lost my son a year ago in two weeks and I'm feeling devistated like it happened yesterday. You are right It will never be the same and sometimes I don't even know how I'll go on. Thank you for sharing this last line in your poem which gives me some hope beens you've walked this road before me,
But I can still smile and be glad she came.
Oh the grief is so unbearable. You did a beautiful job in expressing your love for the precious one you've lost down here. My heart goes out to you. Excellent poem.
Wishing You Many Blessings
Kelle Marie
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