Notes About The Poem
The title is based on a statement by my mother, "were to go", were to go beyond, spiritually, she believed in god and afterl life. Mum liked the title of the poem
Poem was written about my mum, her life as a young woman, meeting my dad, their favourite song "Georgia" by Ray Charles. Mum passed about a month later. Her sister Rose had passed 2 months before and sadly my younger sister (brain aneurysm) 3 weeks after mum.
I Live, I Die, I Know Were To Go
I LIVE, I DIE, I KNOW WERE TO GO
Tendrils, memories cascade a stormy mind
Now where did I leave my pride
Forgotten now, a pearly shell on a distant shore
My death will be fierce, I am not afraid to die
But pain, well I’m drowning in it
And I can barely tolerate saying hello
To my dear friends, my loving family
Just tell them to go away and take the pain with them
I’m floating now, opiate clouds waft across an indigo sky
Listen to the echoes, a song from long ago, “Georgia on My Mind”
My heart flutters, I am 17, I meet my first love
Exhilaration, freedom, I can be anyone, anything!
The pages of time, turn swiftly now, feelings fall away like confetti
I am angry, I am happy, I am sorry, I am sad
I am more and sometimes I am less
Through it all I am me, I will not let cancer take me away from me
For I have you dear lord and I know there is more
Dear Lord, send my sisters Rose and Bella to get me
Tell them to bring Goldie, my dear dog, I am ready
Just got to sort everyone else out before I go
Written on 04/11/2018
Copyright © Georgia Kereopa | Year Posted 2019
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