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Jess Opperman Poem
If I could will my heart to stop
and breathe a final breath
I'd sit beneath an old oak tree
and trade my life for death
The pain in life of losing you
is more than I can bear
how can a man be happy when
his better half's not there
Life's meaning's gone when I lost you
no purpose can I find
for you were but the reason i
loved life and cherished time
I cannot will my heart to stop
I'm waiting for the sign
from God to show His mercy to
unite us one more time
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2018
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Jess Opperman Poem
i was there the day she died
the day she breathed her last
i prayed the Lord she'd suffer not
it's happening too fast
we both agreed no life support
so many years ago
how could i see this circumstance
or this scenario
we thought she had a fighting chance
if some support were used
it was that time i gave consent
i'm tired and confused
we prayed for a recovery
she'd wake up once again
i realized the hour came
this wasn't in God's plan
i pray for strength and guidance, Lord
i knew what need be done
her body must release the ghost
death's time at last had come
i chose the time we'd say farewell
a Sunday in July
i never thought i'd see this day
this day of last goodbyes
a chosen few stood by her bed
i held her hand in mine
i finger-combed my baby's hair
her time was growing nigh
the staff removed all life support
she now was on her own
the chaplain hummed Amazing Grace
My God don't drag this on
babe it's okay now to let go
i'll be alright my love
it's time for you to take His hand
and follow God above
her little body gave out soon
her shallow breaths were few
then quietly she left this world
to start her life anew
so now i am a broken man
there's naught that can fix me
for now there is a piece missing
she has my heart you see
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2018
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Jess Opperman Poem
do you cry in heaven, love
because you miss me so
or are you filled with happiness
because of what you know
for on earth i suffer, love
i've tears that kiss my face
i come home to an empty room
and loneliness' embrace
do you come to visit me
and kiss me as i sleep
and place your arms around me, love
to comfort as i weep
will i know the answers to
these questions i have posed
yes, only when we meet again
my love, my life, my rose
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2019
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Jess Opperman Poem
This is my heart
I've given you
I swear for forever
that it'll be true
These are my arms
that'll hold you tight
whenever you want
all day or all night
These are my lips
that speak of the love
that God has bestowed
on us from above
These are my eyes
that see only you
the joy at your sight
if you only knew
These are my words
I know they are few
to the one that I cherish
my Dear, I love you
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2018
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Jess Opperman Poem
last thoughts that i will have
shall ever be of you
anticipating what will come
when all of this is through
last words that leave these lips
shall be your lovely name
i’ll cry it out with passion for
as long as breath remains
last words that i shall hear
will come from our own child
it’s alright dad, just go to her
i’ll see you in awhile
last breath that i shall take
will follow with a kiss
the one from you, the other from
the daughter whom i’ll miss
last days you spent with me
i’ll treasure for all time
just know that i’m at rest, li’l girl
your mom and i are fine
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2019
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your love shines outward
like a star in the dark of night
drawing me near you
like a moth to a flame
an obsession grasping my thoughts
can't get you out of my mind
and not wanting to
blinded and thinking of nothing
but to be near you
and the warmth of your tender love
so lost without you
yet no matter the distance between us
your love shines through
even the darkest of nights
showing me the way to you
guiding my soul to a love
stronger than any other on earth
so much wanting to be one
so much wanting
the love we share is a selfish love
kept only for each other
your happiness is is my happiness
your sadness my sadness
two lonely individuals become one
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Jess Opperman Poem
This poem is an ice cube
just pick it up and see
the colors and emotions there
are frozen for all of time
please turn it over and behold
when up against the light
look hard and you will see it flash
reflections of yourself
feel the coldness as it starts
to melt and run with ease
through fingers numb with icy pain
and now with puddles in your lap
this poem's a part of you
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2018
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Jess Opperman Poem
our friendship
is like testing the waters
with our toe
i want to swim
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2022
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Jess Opperman Poem
we didn’t have a picket fence
of white in our front yard
and lived from check to check most times
when times were pretty hard
we scraped and borrowed monies from
our families on both sides
and felt such an embarrassment
while swallowing our pride
through all the years this lesson called
self-sacrifice reveals
that only love that’s pure enough
survives the cards life deals
but if your love’s foundation’s built
on God’s forgiving Grace
your family withstands any storm
or difficulties faced
in Lord we trust to carry us
when we are lost and weak
we learned from past experience
in God we have to seek
so looking back upon our life
we saw that we were blessed
we always had the love that bonds
and strived to meet His tests
His love and yours is all i need
all earthly things mean naught
for where my treasure thus resides
be where my heart is sought
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as i sing a song of sadness
see the notes drop down like rain
such an overwhelming melody
that haunts me now and then
and i’ll never stop the music
that is running through my brain
keeping time with every heartbeat
living off eternal pain
when i’m crying out the lyrics
and the lyrics never change
see i’ve got it memorized because
i’m screaming out your name
when this requiem is over
emptiness is all that’s left
always knowing it will start again
until it stops with death
Copyright © Jess Opperman | Year Posted 2019
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