Life and Death

With bloodshot eyes

I watch you there

In your coffin

Does no one care?

I cried for days

After you passed

And I'll never get over

The way you didn't last

It was a short life

I know too well

My only last hope

Is that your free of Hell

I'll miss you always

Your love and care

That you gave to me

Will always be there

In my heart

Is where you'll stay

But in the ground

Is where you'll lay

The church bell chimes

As I walk towards you

It's my last goodbye

If only it weren't true

As the piano sounds

And the doves fly by

I will always wonder

Why you, why?

Author's Note

another friend died... I had been talking to my dad about death and thought of this... though I wish it would never come true, I know that all life has to end

Reviews

[Bhushan Jagia]

i wonder y u say dis :
"In your coffin
Does no one care?"
but well jotten lines...I'm touched

[PurpleHeadedCrazyNut]

'as I walk to you, it's my last goodbye'
This brought a tear to my eye.
Beautiful. amazing. I love it so much xx
And.. I am sorry for your loss

[A]

Makes me sad! I have lost a friend before but I was young and don't really remember the pain. I related to this in a different sense. I lost brother when I was 19. He was only 20. In your poem you talked about a short life and that was the kicker for me. The other part that got me was, "Why you, why?" I wonder that EVERY day! I still, obviously, don't have an answer. I guess we will never understand this crazy thing called life. I empathlize with you. The death of someone close to you is never easy. I LOVED this poem!!! Even though you talk about the death of a friend and not a sibling, it makes me feel as though I am not alone. And neither are you. :) I wish you the best! Take care! :)