Where Has She Gone Now?

someone i knew fell to their death along the rocks of a local beach..........she fell 50 metres and lay dying there......she died just before the helicopter got to her......R.I.P - Donnica Clarke

 

That beautiful glowing radiant smile

Always the optimist, showing us what is great

I want to tell you the impact you had on me

But I fear it is much too late

 

Nearly everyone will tell me life is unfair

But no one told me death is even more unjust

Death looks down on us picking out our best

Death looked down on you with a sudden needless lust

 

Until the day I die, others and I will ask why

Why you took the shortcut that brought your end

Why you had to slip 50 meters to your death

Will our minds even be able to mend

 

Your broken body is like our hearts

Shattered, splintered, painful and hollow

I think of the pain your friend endured in seeing you

I think of your ended life and feel only sorrow

 

I condemn myself for not knowing you better

I cannot forget what memories there are

It is hard to say how I wish you were here

Impossible, surrender to truth, you are now so far

 

This stabbing pain I feel inside I know is real

It reminds me constantly that you are gone

And I never once said goodbye. I will miss you

Regret, you are now lost, and that is so wrong

Reviews

[Alicia Lafontaine]

That's so sad. You can really get a sense of grief from this poem.

[Captain Blackheart (The..]

Painful memories it brings back when someone is lost. I can relate to this and understand the sorrow behind it. Very well expressed Rachel....thankyou.

[EGabriellS]

Losing someone hurts. Unless you know the feeling, it's hard to understand. Thank you for sharing this with me.

[Rie Sheridan Rose]

Thanks for sharing, Rachel. It is always sad to lose someone, no matter how slim our acquaintance -- particularly if it is someone we wish we had known better. You capture the bewilderment especially well. Lovely write.

[Gary H]

This reminds me of living near cliffs where there is a renown suicide spot. I know your poem is about a slip and fall but I was thinking of the feeling of just being left to die - alone with everyone saying 'where has she gone?'
Also the loss, feeling of regret for someone and the stabbing pain in the heart is very real no matter how well you know that person.
OK, whilst I did'nt read in quite the way you may of expected, I did take a lot from this and felt it was a good read. Thanks.