Loss of a Loved One

The loss of a loved one
Is like the loss of a part of us
We feel so dry we won't be move
We cry so loud, we won’t be heard,

But all of this won’t bring them back.




We can try so much to cope with it
We bottle them up, till we crack.
They eat us up like ulcer
We feel so cold as though we are numb.
But all of this won’t bring them back.

We can hide behind this and feel terrible
We hurt all those that come so close
We cry and yell and feel unloved.
We try in vain to forget our world.
But all of this won’t bring them back.

In the midst of this we will lose something
That one we lost can cause us more
But if we free our mind and hold ourselves
A great lesson we will learn
That one we lost, many we will gain.
Yet, all of this won’t bring them back.

If you lose someone, or lost something
Don’t neglect those you have around.
If you get cold and drift away
You will feel bad and still feel hurt.
But all of these won’t bring them back.

poem written by Kolawole Ogunfowokan
Originally mine
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Schultz Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 10:48 PM
This is really amazing! Perfectly conveyed!
Ogunfowokan Avatar
March 16, 2013 at 4:46 PM
Thank you Linda, I really appreciate your comment. It is something I will cherish for a long time. Short but encouraging, Thanks
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