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The Death of a Loved One

Rotting in the ground under my feet The greatest love who made my heart beat But her bodies dead six feet down And instead of my arms the worms have her now Her soul though, I see in my dreams A bright amethyst light among the galaxies And I know but still pray that God has her now Because on my darkest day her aurora still surrounds I grieved for her once a time ago Quickly realizing that the grief was simply mine alone Screaming for her memory, crying for her soul She’s gone just gone no way to console Sometimes I gasp when I realize she's not there Chest heaving as I pull out my hair And my deepest desire is to have her home with me But sometimes I think home really is where she might be So for now at dawn I’ll continue to cry And pray that we'll meet again when my body too dies For in my mind I paint her dancing down streets of gold But until we reunite my sorrow will I hold

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Date: 4/12/2023 11:28:00 AM
wow Hannah, deeply emotive piece. enjoyed it.
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Date: 4/6/2023 2:39:00 AM
- Sorrow fades ... but will never disappear ... a lovely and sensitive poem, Hannah - Congratulations on your win in the contest :) - Happy Easter :)
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Hannah Hockaday
Date: 4/6/2023 6:10:00 AM
Thank you, Happy Easter.

Book: Shattered Sighs