* Darren Smith* 1971---2006

* DARREN SMITH* 1971---2006
                  KEEPING YOUR MEMORY ALIVE 
 
 
                ONE YEAR AND COME AND SWIFTLY GONE
               TO THAT THAT ONE YEAR AGO,
               WHEN I GOT THE NEWS  I ALWAYS DREADED
               AND IT RIPPED MY HEART AND SOUL.
 
 
             MY TEARS ARE STILL FRESH AS ON THAT DAY
            YOUR LIFE WAS SUDDENLY  TOOK AWAY.
            THINGS ARE NOT THE SAME ANYMORE NOW
            SINCE THAT DAY YO WENT AWAY.
 
 
            SOMEDAYS I FEEL MY HEART IS HEALING GOOD
            AND OTHER DAYS I JUST DONT CARE,
           WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE PAIN YOU SUFFERED
           MY HEART GETS FULL OF DESPAIR.
 
 
          I REALLY MISS YOU DARREN MY PRECIOUS SON
          AND I TRY TO STAY RALLY STRONG,
          BUT SOMETIMES I FIND IT SO VERY HARD
          WHEN I WONDER WHAT WENT WRONG.
 
 
          THIS WORLD IS GETTING VERY BAD NOW DARREN
          THERES DESTRUCTION EVERYWHERE,
          THE LOVE AND COMPASSION IS GONE FROM LIFE
          AND THE BURDENS ARE HARD TO BARE.
 
 
          KNOWING THAT YOU ARE IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS
          HAS HELPED ME TO GET THROUGH,
          AND JUST KNOWING SOMEDAY WE WILL MEET AGAIN
          HAS EASE MY HEARTACHE TO.
 
 
          I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO GIVE YOU A HUG
          AND NO CHANCE TO SAY GOOD BYE,
          AND NOW ONE YEAR LATER I DONT UNDERSTAND
          THE REASON YOU HAD TO DIE.
 
 
          I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I LOVE YOU DARREN
         AND HAVE YOUR MEMORIES STORED IN MY HEART,
         AND THEY WILL NEVER FADE AWAY,
        FOR I HAVE LOVED YOU SINCE THE START.
 
 
         AND SOMEDAY SOON I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
        AND THEN WE WILL PART NO MORE
        WHEN WE REACH THAT HOME UP YONDER
        GODS GREAT ETERTNAL SHORE.
 
 
         WRITTEN BY ANN HART,JULY 19TH 2007
         IN MEMORY OF MY PRECIOUS DARREN
        THAT WAS MURDERED IN JULY OF 2007
 
 
                         COPYRIGHTED
 
                   * I MISS YOU DARREN *
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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October 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Ann Im terribly sorry for the lost of your son. I can't even beging to understand the grief and pain you have been through. May Jesus heal your loving heart and bring a loving closer to know he is with our Lord where you will meet with him once again. Very heartfelt write. God bless you Ann and your son Darren. Michael Torres
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