the other day i stumbled upon
something i'd been trying awhile,
to find but it was contingent on
my memory being more versatile
to where it was when last seen
by me or anyone else i think,
not right or left but in between,
recalled location my missing link
with much glee i picked it up and
my palm turned and rolled it around
what occurred after memory offhand
said it was nowhere to be found
© Goode Guy 2011-07-13
now where did i put that fourth stanza?
its so cold here since you left me high and dry
take these burdens off your chest cause god's given you wings to fly
dont know why im sittin here feeling so alone
guess it goes to show you just how much i've grown
leave me alone memory is what i want to say
cause if i forget you then you'll always be gone away
keep you in my memory never let you stray
so i dont forget you and you'll never go away
Your life when but a youngster
A hard and rocky road
At times a covered wagon
Was the place that you called home
But in years as you grew older
You met the man you loved
You married, bore his children
Together served the Lord
Together with your husband
You shared the Gospel truth
In a little town called Belton
The little church rang tried and true
Outside of church your family
Held dearest to your heart
Welcomed any visit
From your kids, their kids, and all
Though sick at times no mention
Because your family you adored
That was indeed the blessing
God had for you in store
You left us mid October
A beautiful day in fall
Your death though we expected
Was unprepared by all
Lived a life of service
To God and family
Now your work was finally done
It was time to see your King
As a child you had nickname
Which bothered you back then
The kids would call you Boxcar
But only to torment
But I would call you Mammaw
That’s who were to me
In loving memory of Carie
Still missed each passing day
*In loving memory of my great-grandmother Carie Leona Duncan Miller (1917-
1988)
The tears that I ‘ve shed have run
a long and winding course. The
hurt amazing, the memory aching,
at times, as if no recourse.
Your memory stayed, an
unwelcome burden laying on me,
like a stone. Too many lonely nights
crying and alone.
My hope tossed, left behind the day
you walked away. Your memory
beautiful but painful, refusing to fade.
I’ ve faded to black, I live in violence and
remembering. My fist my outlet to try and blur
a memory.
Pain and tears live with me like a lover. I
await the day, when you are no longer
remembered.
Oh to move on with my life.. to simply forget.
I dream of death, to forget all regret.
I love you as if yesterday we had shared a kiss.
I hate my stubborn heart; you I still miss.
days pass
as i sit here lying in the grass
Loving you
holding every memory near
knowing now how hard it is to hear
those things that were needed to say
but somehow wish for them to leave me
never to haughnt me
as though your memory has
So I watch as days pass
just lying here
wishing dreaming
that maybe one day theyll stop
passing me by
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