Can'T Believe It
Just today, I was scrolling down the infamous feed
Stopping for a couple of laughs, evading the ignorance,
soaking up some knowledge; not knowing my heart
would soon begin to bleed
And like that, you appeared with that smile that I know, oh
so well
It was the same yet different as if you had a certain
the story you wanted to tell
I continued to look but an unsettling feeling inside
began to aggrandize
So, I read the comments and oddly, they're
all in the past tense; disheveled, now tears filled my
confused eyes
We tried and we had one helluva start too, but we
just couldn't make it last forever
My hopes were always for your happiness and peace
as you sought life's treasures
Can't believe it! Here and then gone like that, got
me thinking
Others say it and we hear it, and we surely feel it
when 'the Reaper' comes knocking
Can't believe it! Sitting here, scratching my head
and rubbing my eyes, just asking, How? Why?
But who am I to question this process in this
existence? Just who am I to ask why?
Can't believe it! You've gone away from this life...
But I'm sure now you're singing sweet praises of JOY with
no more strife
JLH 3/19/68 - 5/29/17
Copyright © Stewart Watkins | Year Posted 2017
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