Roadside Cross

Once again I pass that roadside cross
A family's memorial to a loved one lost
The place of a terrible tragedy 
Proof of broken hearts we see

Who died here and where were they going
It's hard to imagine not really knowing
But I know the family comes here to cry
On the spot where a loved one died

I can't help to feel when I pass this cross
Some of the tears and the pain of the loss
Driving by this cross every day
I have become connected in some way
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 9:13 PM
So true that we connect with the pain ~ just a coin toss that it is someone else's daughter and not yours. Poignant and totally relatable.
Mcguire Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 2:12 PM
True and so scary
Gauthier Avatar
March 13, 2019 at 12:01 AM
WOW - awesome poem. An absolute FAVE for me. Thanks, Timothy.
Mcguire Avatar
March 13, 2019 at 8:55 AM
Thank you friend
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