A daughter's passing

a dream that came to me inspired me to write

Memory proved to be nothing but painful,

Watching her laugh at life,

Cry in turn events gone wrong,

And look with a sight of admiration,

 

Her blue eyes gone grey,

Red mouth fallen to still,

Her dancing arms limp of life,

Unable to find the joy in anything,

 

Clasped together they stood,

Tears falling down pained face,

Hearts breaking a thousand over one,

Life ripped from root and spread over world,

 

Their creation taken from,

Turned into something all could see,

Child to victim,

Staged amongst the busy of life,

 

Placed for parent to find,

Scream swiftly whispered into thin air,

Grief grimly finding way into hearts,

Sadness sitting there holding on,

 

Two standing there in desperation,

Oh, say not mine,

Closed lids covering mourning eyes,

Lips whispering prayers to the lord above,

 

No longer a birthday to attend,

Funeral the only thing in future,

Burying their beautiful creation,

Leaving their lives in dust with remains,

 

Killed on a whim,

Their little girl,

Killed for enjoyment,

Taken too soon,

 

Smiles from afar,

Seeing broken hearted embraces,

Finding joy in pain of those lost,

Planning but the next of this scene.

 

 

Reviews

[Hannah Cheng]

My sister passed away about 6 years ago, and so reading this poem really reminded me of my parents and what our family had to go through.

[WillaDanvers]

Im sorry you had to be reminded of your loss :(

[Robert Haigh]

So sad that some parents have to face such a reality.

[WillaDanvers]

Indeed it is Robert, such pain that we could never understand

[M.A.]

Such sorrow woven throughout this piece. Ill admit you made tears come to my eyes which is a hard thing to do. Strong emotion and imagery in this. Thank you for sharing.

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you for your review 😊

[Hebe]

Hi Willa, the grief came out in so many ways and you were able to capture the hopelessness of the situation perfectly.... wonderful piece.

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you for your review Hebe!! :)

[Anonymous]

This is an AMAZING poem, like the content is heartbreaking, and the way you wrote enraptured all of those emotions nicely

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you so much Sami!

[Anonymous]

You are so welcome!!! :D

[Melody]

This is heart-breaking beautiful, especially near the end when talking about the depression of such a precious loss. Great write! Keep at it :)

[WillaDanvers]

Thank you!! :)

[Melody]

You're welcome! :)