blue eyes

i will never forget the day of bobby's funeral

or the poem i wrote about it

here at writer's cafe

 

robert was my son

a wonderful decent human being

with the most beautiful blue eyes

as bright as the sky on a clear day

 

you see i donated his eyes so someone else can see

and the flesh from his back and his legs

for burn victims in the war in irac

 

he lost his life saving a child's

in a fatal car accident

a drunk driver hit them

head on collision

i am so proud of him

for being a hero in my eyes

 

i miss bobby so very much

i just want to let others know how i feel

and now that i have lost so much of my poetry

my heart aches even more

 

the loss of a son and then the loss of words written about him

another piece of my heart broken and shattered

scattered to the winds of cyberspace

never to be replaced

 

 

Reviews

[forfila]

So deep reaching and well felt by readers take my word for it. It is sad but well placed, worded and written.
You tugged my heart strings here indeed.

Love
Matthew

[Spoken]

so sorry for your loss on many levels. You really show the depth of the quake that shook the Cafe... tragic.. but i see the words still inside you and perhaps they will resurfice in a new way... seems they have already begun to. keep on writing and i know I will always continue to read!

[Brenda Sue]

So very beautifully penned. I could feel your heart and soul in this piece. Great work.

[None]

I'm so sorry you lost your writing but honestly, this seems to fit Bobby and his spirit. I didn't know about the donations that were passed on through him, his eyes. No matter how it would be written--your son is a HERO. A beautiful soul never dies and lives on forever. He is with you in spirit and someday that "Mother and Child Reunion" will take place. God bless you, Debileah--may He comfort your pain.
What an outstanding tribute written for your son!

[George Love]

I think you topped your older works with this one. I'm not sure how much you could recover, but you are still writing, and improving as time goes by. The pain will lessen over this tragic loss, but the loss of a childis one a parent will never recover from.

[Bubo]

My dear friend, I am so so sorry............you lost your work, but you know in all of our hearts we remember your son from the words you wrote, he is not forgotton, and his giving of life keeps others alive..........my heart goes out to you for your deep loss, and if I can help you recover your work just let me know, I know your
heart must be heavy but we are all here for you.