Tamara Ellestad Poet Rhyme

So Much To Say

For my daughter, forever 14, forever loved, never forgotten. 4/16/2008 - 9/11/2022

I find myself not breathing, I can’t catch my breath
I can’t accept your gone and won’t accept your death 
Nothing can fill the hole left in my heart 
How can you be so close, but we are now forever physically apart 
I can’t imagine another day with the loss of you 
I can’t deal with the grief; I can’t stomach the new 
No one can say anything to make me feel better 
What I resort to now is writing you daily letters
New normal I shun because, this can’t be it 
The eternal flame for you, the wick stays lit 
I can’t stomach the pain, the unbearable sorrow 
I won’t accept your death, I still think you’ll be back tomorrow 
Now I talk to a box full of your ashes 
Hoping you’d come out and wipe tears dripping from my lashes 
I hold onto the memories all of them so beautiful and bright 
I am now in the dark and you are in the forever light 
My beautiful daughter is now dancing in the sky 
When your loved ones back here are still wondering why 
I am jealous of the angels who have you in their presence
Please give me the strength to get through this in your absence 
I love you forever daughter, I will get up every day 
To tell the world about you because there is so much to say

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Unseeking Seeker November 17, 2022 at 4:43 AM Undoubtedly the grief is deep, to say the least. Yet, recognising you and your daughter are ever connected vibrationally at soul level, in the domain of God’s boundless love and light, be at peace. Cherish the moments you had together and release pain. Prayer heals all wounds.

Beata Agustin October 29, 2022 at 10:08 PM Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God bless you.