I Did Not Kiss You Goodbye
I Did Not Kiss You Goodbye
By Franklin Price
03/27/2022
I did not kiss you goodbye
On the evening that you died
It has not ceased to bother me
If I said, I would have lied
I was saddened by self pity
That I was being left behind
That was not supposed to happen
It had never crossed my mind
Our daughter Dani and myself
Were holding on to you
When the Lord took you to Heaven
And your life on Earth was through
A calmness overtook us
Peace and sorrow in our head
Your soul had gone to Glory
Your body left there in the bed
The priest came soon thereafter
Said his last words over you
That evening had become a blur
What was I supposed to do?
Hospice called the mortuary
Who took the body left, away
All of this within a hour
At least it seemed so on that day
I realized, I had not kissed you,
As God took you by the hand
I said the words, “I love you”
I pray to God you understand
That we're only separated
Until we meet again on high
I'll kiss your lips again in glory
When I leave life by and by
Copyright © Franklin Price | Year Posted 2022
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