Best Losslife Poems
You died without warning we didn’t get to say goodbye
I can’t get you out of my head no matter hard I try
I see the simplest thing and it reminds me of you
It’s hard to handle but for your memory Ill pull through
Your body has gone what you left behind is the only trace
The pieces of your life may be forgotten but I will always remember your face
I keep all the things that made you light up wit glee
And when I saw that joy it brought warmth to me
Even though your death has ripped me apart
I will keep that feeling close to my heart
Your body has gone what you left behind is the only trace
The pieces of your life may be forgotten but I will always remember your face
Your influence on others I see at every turn
A legacy for you and a torch that shall forever burn
I pray I don’t loose your memory, heaven please forbid
I will honor you and live like you once did
Your body has gone what you left behind is the only trace
The pieces of your life may be forgotten but I will always remember your face
Out of opening doors
pours the past into a hallway
and You come to sweep away
times' trial. You who gave me
another life to love before you took your own.
Now here You stand, a Being
in the hallway of my mind,
the ether of My Man.
Do you see us too?
Can you see how old I have become
and the fine man that is our son?
Out of other doors flung open
step those I used to try and forget.
They're best left in their closets, forgotten.
But You, oh You are springtimes' salty tears.
If I could bring the Light of Life back into you,
the door of my heart would open again.
I loved you once in silence
and you helped me find my voice
My heart sang songs of yearning
now life has given me a choice
We built a love worth having
our foundation strong and true
So much happiness worth sharing
and it is all because of you
My days and nights are empty
now that you have gone away
No amount of love or caring
could make you want to stay
It is all unclear my darling
still I wish you here with me
My life turned out so different
than I thought that it would be
I wish you well I wish you love
I hope your dreams come true
I loved you once in silence
now I know that I still do...
Dear Family and Friends,
My life had just ended as you all know. It was hard for me to keep a living image
of me when my body is dead. Forever I will remember. Life had just begun and now it’s the
time to end.
Life was too complicated for me to withstand. Even for the ones I didn’t mean for
them to suffer. My past was a present. The present is now a nightmare. The future is now
forgotten. Day and night I suffer with the same pain I feel everyday.
Whoever suffered along with me I am very deeply sorry .My life was filled with
gifts and precious people but now I am empty with nothing at all.
I do not wish to agonize others with my pain and suffering. The greatest debt I
would owe everyone is my life. I have died to keep you safe and most of all happy. Thank
you everyone for everything that I shouldn’t possibly deserve. I will always watch over
everyone no matter what happens.
Form:
Unlike the shoes on most men's feet
My daddy's shoes were not so neat
Though myself and sisters dear
Wore good shoes we need not fear
And mother's shoes on tiny feet,
Unlike my father's were always neat
My daddy's shoes were like a book,
Telling the story of the steps he took
From hill to hill and row to row,
Another chapter each time he'd go
Just like his life his shoes did show
The way he lived and made things grow
Always dirty and torn and tattered
A hand me down all worn and battered
He lived his life helping strangers and neighbors
His shoes a witness to his labors
And by his shoes his works be told
A long white robe and shoes of gold
In Memory Of
Lucian Franklin Adams
A Man Of Greatness And Honor,
May We All Be Richer In Heart And Spirit,
Because He Walked Thru Our Lives,
Written the night my father died
Daddy I misss you!!
(Answer to Claude McKay I shall return)
YOU shall not come again
You won’t come back
You shall not turn up, you shan’t
To chuckle and care for the ones you want to see
To wristwatch with wonder surprised eyes
For the dozy noontime shall be shadowy,
And you shall not see the way
The forest fires shall have eased off
And there shall be mere darkness, grey
Grey smoke drifting stagnantly
To the blackened grey sky without limit
You won’t reach your destination
Where many streams loiter without flowing
As huge boulders in it are embedded
Your dreams shall be unrealized
From afar ere you arrive
You shall hear the fiddle and fife
Of the village of your destination,
Eliding desponding delicious tunes
That stir to life the secreted depth of native life
Of a life of depression, nullity of life
Dull melodies of primitive, smart tunes that
Shall make you moan, this weak and vicious melodies
You shall not return, you shall not return
The pain in your heart, the soreness in your soul
Cannot be alleviated, you shall expire
Before you return your dreams unrealized
You shall not return again
The day came, he took him away, I just wanted to quit.
Too many dependent on me, I knew I had to get.
I am broken now, my role in life has changed.
Who am I, part of me will always be the same.
Life goes on day by day, sometimes it seems ok.
The children grown, but nothing seems to go our way.
Years pass but it seems we found no direction.
I am crumbling now, I find no strength or protection.
Aimlessly the life river seems to run.
Loosing grip in everything, it is coming undone.
The sky is so friged, so ridged and oh so grey.
There never was a promise that life would turn out ok.
There is a reason given to all Seasons lived.
A force that will guide us, a lot of good to give.
Open the eyes and bring change to a new start.
Life will beat new emotion to a broken heart.
My life feels so empty
Can't beleive you are gone,
I asked God his reason why
What have I done so wrong.
There were other people
To take to Heaven above,
It didn't have to be you
Your were still full of love.
I know your not in pain
You've gone to a better place,
But you were only forty years old
I want to see your smileing face.
Just one mor chance
To hold you near so tight,
See you laugh and joking
Assuring us your doing alright.
We have shared good times
Even had some rough ones to,
But, we learned to compromise
Seen our problem's through.
Why did you give up
Together we could have fought,
With a possitive outlook
A cure they might have sought.
Now, I'm left with memories
In my heart they will remain,
I know time will ease my mind
Heal the pain just the same.
Although I'm deeply saddened
My life nothing without you,
I know your looking down on us
Oh, my brother, goodbye I Love You.
R.I.P feb. 1969-mar. 2009
I stare into the rays of the sunrise reminiscing on the events that take place in life,
There can be so much pain with very little time to do what can be desired in life.
That is why we must live our lives to the fullest like our loves ones did before they went
home,
Take their wisdom and lessons to succeed and make life our own.
I think back on how me and my grandfather re-connected and it seemed like I never was away,
We could sit and talk when I visited as if we never missed a day.
He once told me, "Darius, being a man isn't about doing what you think a man should do,
it's about doing
whats right and being the real man God tells you to be."
He shocked me but that is when I realized he could see the man I am destined to be.
Life goes on as we mourn for the fallen but we mustn't forget that their life wasn't built
with sin.
Joy is what we should express for them because we shall see them again.
We are all sad...some of us even close to losing our minds,
But no matter what happens he will be in our hearts reminding us all of the good times.
As we continue our lives he will be watching from a far,
Guiding us...protecting us...as if he's our own personal northern star.
The night can be unkind to even the mightiest Knight,
But even he knows the evils that stir can be over powered by God's light.
Through the deadliest storm we will have one another to overcome any type of weather,
No matter how strong we make ourselves out to be the love for family will always provide
shelter.
His legacy runs through our veins so our heads must remain high without doubt or shame,
Floyd Leroy Knight is one of the most greatest husbands, fathers, and grandfathers that
God blessed this world to contain.
Thinking of you in my stolen moments,
Alone here with nothing but time.
My heart still breaks knowing,
I never had a chance to say good-bye.
I know your looking down and smiling,
No longer the worry of being in pain.
You had more than a life’s time share of suffering,
You took it daily and never complained.
Now you’re an angel in heaven,
We all know that you have your wings.
Though we still feel the loss here without you,
In our hearts we can feel how yours now sings.
At times I still feel your presence still around me,
I believe you watching close now over us all.
You still have that power of bringing me up when I’m weak,
Somehow you still cushion me when I take a fall.
I know one day you will be there to greet me,
When my life turns and comes to an end.
In your life you taught other’s to see more clearly,
As now as in your life you were always more than just a friend.
Now you’re an angel in heaven,
We all know that you have your wings.
Though we still feel the loss here without you,
In our hearts we can feel how yours now sings.
The sun was shining on that
cool and beautiful day.
It was almost time to go
to the church Christmas play
As I was dressing
the pain began to start
I knew something was wrong
I felt it in my heart.
“God please protect this baby,”
was my hearts only cry.
I continued to get dressed
though tears filled up my eyes.
The pain went away
so to the play we went.
There my new friends we would meet
and we went and found the perfect seats.
The play was going great
and it started to get late.
As I sat there mesmerized
the pain again I felt inside.
Out I went to take a break
but it was almost to late.
To the hospital I did go
because my friend and husband told me so.
My pain grew more intense
as my life hung in the balance.
I screamed with every pain
my weakened body was drained.
The doctor said to me,
“To surgery you must go,
the small life in you is gone,
but you must be strong.
Every minute that we wait
adds defeat to your fate.
This surgery we must do
to save the precious life of you.”
My heart began to cry
as I asked myself ”Why”!
This little life so sweet
now I shall never meet.
The pain I felt inside
made me start to cry.
Then in my room appeared
three people that were dear.
To comfort me this night
my life to help me fight.
Only they would know my fate
for they were sent from Heavens gates.
“All is well” the first did say.
The second said,
“Don’t be afraid.”
Not a word did the third one say.
All he did was stand and pray.
The peace I felt was so intense,
I knew it must be Heaven sent.
The light I saw
was bright and warm.
The peace I felt
my heart adored.
“Its not your time.”
The first did day
“With your family you must stay,
all is well in your life,
you’ll see,
one day soon
you will meet your King.”
“Know this my child
on this blessed day
your wonderful life
our God did save.”
“So many questions
cross your mind.”
“I pray God gives you
peace in this time.”
“Only God knows why
He answered not your cry.
Understand not
don’t even try.”
“Soon the pain in your heart
will end.”
“Then the healing
will begin”
“To end this poem
in a special way,
remember this
I once more will say,
God saved your life
This blessed day.”
©January, 1998
Your Life began for me when the mention of the possibility of your existence presented.
When my seed fertile the egg and the blue print of life took on form, you were alive to me.
The insecurity of the one responsible for your transformation fell prey to ignorance
disguised. The voices that dictated the decision, that directed the choices, believed that they
were speaking in the best interest. How ever, the world views of the conception of life
matters little to me.
I weep; that I will not see smiles, hear laughter or cry’s, experience the touch when you grip
my finger with your little hand. Robbed of the embraces I will never receive, because of
babble from empty spaces between ears. Believing they will keep alive a dream by
destroying one in the making. “Do the right thing”, was the fraise used out of content by
injudicious people with selfish ideals, looking into futures that are not theirs.
Having love for someone never known, not being able to share feelings never felt. The tiny
phantom kisses that haut my dreams awakening me from my slumber, to a world missing
you. I cannot imagined the pain your little body felt while heartless physicians thinking, no
life no pain, snatched creations essence.
What will become of the spirit, looking for the soul mate that will never respond to its call?
Looking into the depths of all eyes, they pass, for a glimpse of something familiar to hitch
their life too. A life unfulfilled missing the beauty that should have been theirs and the
feelings they will never share.
I tiptoe past empty shadow filled rooms listening for the sounds of life, humbling silence; I
surrender and accept that you will never be mine to hold, spoil or watch grow. Forgive me
for not taken control and standing against the powers that were. I had a say in what should
have happened, I just said nothing.
Who is a Father?
He is the Man who loves you the most
He cares for you as much as he can
All through out his life!
He works hard all his life
Just to see a little smirk on your face
He goes overboard bringing you things
Till his last breath he gives you the strength
To carry on and to love,care and share!
So after his death you have to remember..
All the times he bruised his feet trying to get
You that special"ducky" in that hidden cabinet
You should cherish his every word and deed
His life must you cherish and pray for
His happiness and wellbeing in the Life after!
I wonder was it my insides,
Turning themselves outside.
Or was it the cobwebs I wiped from my eyes.
Seeing life through different shades of gray,
When there was just too much s#@t to be a good day.
I close my eyes and embrace the cold,
But it's funny someone should want to touch my soul.
I'll wander that walk until I die,
A fact of life,
It narrows my foot steps,
Begins leaking into my mind.
Will arterial poisons fill these veins,
Or will my body just burn and blow away.
Perhaps through death life wouldn't be so bad,
But its somewhat amusing that they should feel so sad.
Confusing emotions feel in vain,
But loves so strong, for this one.
Feeling your pain, their pain, all pain,
And my life not your silly pun.
I am true, faithful, and promised.
Heartfelt for all, feelings strong,
And burry the ones that coexist.
Still they never get along.
So much sadness I feel, and see,
Left here to die wasted cheeped.
Under the gun, like a parolee,
Through this darkness, I have cheeped.
I feel all that you still drain,
And eat all your wrongs, you make.
Leaving behind a tragic life bloodstain,
Remembering this heart is what you forsake.