Julie Onoh Poet Rhyme

The Things They Did Not Say

"The LORD giveth and HE taketh," they say
No one said that your space will be left to decay
None can fill it
Some are too short or too small
Very docile or just too tall

They did not say that you would hover 
around the stain of your lipstick on my drawer
It's earned its place
Like a badge of honor
on a dead hero's dirt stained door

They did not say that you would remain
To lace our sweet memories with plain pain
I stare at your photo
Swimming in moments of your quirky smile
and hilarious mishmash of colors called "style" 

You may not be part of the living 
But you are thriving, sometimes watching 
Behind that invisible veil
Of course, they will not say that

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Beata Agustin November 28, 2024 at 9:18 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet 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." Be blessed.