Life Is Too Precious To Waste

(Please don't drink and drive) I wrote this describing my feelings since my son was killed by a drunk driver just one year ago.

Life Is Too Precious To Waste

 

L ife is too precious to waste

I  realize this more and more each day

F or it seems I have forgotten my about my dreams

E ver since you passed away, life just got so complicated

 

I  need to let go of the past and allow myself to dream again

S o much has happened in such a short time and I have been so afraid

 

T o dream for if I do I fear my dreams will be shattered one more time

O ut of the past and into the present is where I need to be at this moment

O ut of the past, I must learn to let it go for life is too

 

P recious to waste withering away at things you can't change

R eliving the past over and over again won't bring you back to me

E verywhere I look I see other people going on with their lives

C rying tears of regret won't help me get through the coming years

I  've been so distraught over your death

O ver losing you so tragicly that I couldn't reach out

U nsure of myself and so insecure

S o crushed that I seemed to have crawled into a shell

 

T his nightmare has been a living hell for me

O n top of this I have to deal with my own mental health issues

 

W asting away with manic depression seems I've let myself go lately

A nd I know you wouldn't want me to feel the way I do

S o I shall find a way to sort this all out and allow myself to dream

T ears that I shed tonight may they wash away my pain for I do believe

E very moment I have left is too precious to waste withering away

Reviews

[C.T. Bailey]

Immeasurable hurt and pain. The loss is paralyzing. But, breath in and exhale. Take a step. Look up and not down. We weep with you.

God is merciful - seek him.

Todd

[George Love]

Deep emotion and an excellent self-help work. Great stuff!

[Suelou]

I am so sorry for your sadness and you pain, my friend.

[Samuel Dickens]

You give yourself good advice, debileah. One life was lost, but you still have yours, with all the potential good it could bring.

[shinybluestars03]

Great poem
all very heartfelt.
I'm truly sorry for your lost
i have also lost a friend due
to this tragedy.
I absolute agree with everything
you have said. No point in living in the past
we must learn to move on.
Thanks for sharing

Best of wishes

[WV_Poetess]

I know these feelings all too well. Every word is true, life is too precious to waste! What a beautiful write!