This is for my friends who’ve lost a dear loved one.
Gone Too Soon by K.D.
Nothing fully prepares us
For the passing of someone dear
The news comes like a piercing sound
Foreign to the ear
Even if we were forewarned
Of what was to occur
It doesn’t ease the pain
It doesn’t quell the hurt
Sometimes it blindsides us
Nothing we would expect
It shakes us and it breaks us
We’ve no chance to object
We’re left reeling from the shock
Staggering from the sting
Trying to make sense
Of all that’s happening
Wondering how we’ll make it
Without their presence near
Questioning how we’ll go on
Through the ache and through the fear
Knowing somehow we must proceed
But still not sure quite how
Going through the motions
Is how we function now
One second, hour, day at a time
That’s how you make it through
You say, “I can’t ever see
How I will make it without you?”
“But, this one thing I have
That no one can tear apart
Is the memory I hold of you
Close within my heart.”
So, with memories so precious
We go forward day by day
Honoring the one we love
In a special way
Their presence will be missed
Their absence has left a void
But their deposit into our lives
Has left an undeniable joy
And as we live each day
Holding the gift of them in our hearts
We honor their very essence
A love that won’t depart
©2014 KD Corner / K.D. “Gone Too Soon (a poem)”
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Wow! Words of beauty. I have lost so many and this touches my heart…deep down. “A love that won’t depart” 🙂 – A 😀
I’m glad you liked it. Hugs to you!
My Mum died thirty years ago, but there are still times when I’ll see something or hear something and think, “Ooh, I must tell Mum about this.”
For me, it’s my Gram. 🙂
This was a very beautiful poem!
Thank you so much!
I lost my best friend unexpectedly on wed and my heart is broken these are beautiful words
My condolences to you Emma. I’m glad that my poem could bring some comfort. God bless you.