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When My Time Here On Earth Is Done

When my time here on earth is done

Written By Dean Masciarelli

Monday, December 28, 2009


It has been very difficult

Living my whole life
without my natural parents

And for the longest time

I never knew there names

But I did find out that 
they gave me a name

And then I found out 
that I had lived with them

For eight months 

But then for some reason

that I cannot explain

The state had intervened 

And they took myself 
and my two brothers
and my sister away

So that we could all 
be put up for adoption
and live in a stable home

And then two years ago
I was reconnected with two 
of my other sisters
that I had never known

And they were the only 
ones who were raised
by my birth parents

And they are both younger then I am 

And when I finally met them they 
told me that my 
natural parents had already passed on

And I think that is the main reason
that I have hardly ever been able to 
trust anyone or to get to close to them

Because I was always afraid 
that I would get hurt all over again

But I will admit in 
the past two years

I have started healing

And I know that it will take me 
a long time to be whole again

But it is just a crying shame
that I never had a chance to meet
my other sister who is still around
and my two brothers that passed on

Just like my Dad and my Mom

Because I would have 
enjoyed 
having the opportunity 
to get to know all of them

So that they could all see 
that I am a beautiful
loving and caring human being


That would have loved 
them all until the very end

Because I learned to forgive them

But as the old saying goes

Some times things happen for a reason

That we cannot explain

And only God will be 
the one 
to explain everything 

When my time here on earth is done

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Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 12/29/2009 11:52:00 AM I thank you for writing and sharing your poetry with us here at PoetrySoup Dean. I offer you warm greeting for the New Year with best wishes to you on your writing endeavors in 2010 whatever they may be. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Christy Hardy Date: 12/28/2009 6:43:00 PM I wrote a song titled "When The Last Song Is Sung ON This Earth" one line says, "No more tears we'll have to cry"....how true, one day we will know all the answers to all our questions.....bless you , always, Christy Login to Reply

Christy Hardy Date: 12/28/2009 6:36:00 PM You will one day be able to trust, and understand...life is sometimes cruel, and has no answers but as time moves on, things begain to take shape, and we can understand a little at a time.....I wish for you happiness, and understanding...my prayers are with you, and yours......always, Christy Login to Reply