The Biggest Cross

Dedicated to my twin sister Sue

You would call,

a little peeved or upset,

but, oh, Sue,

I'd have you laughing

in a minute or two.

With a spoken phrase,

a funny look, a rolling of the eyes

and our sarcastic bent;

our laughter was no surprise

to the wise.

Soon, too soon,

you won't be able to call me

on the telephone,

you will no longer be here,

you will no longer be at home.

It never entered my mind

that I'd have to live without you.

I always thought-

I would die first, Sue.

When I think of you being gone,

I feel like a child, lost in a store,

scared, panicked, missing you

to my very core.

We've shared so much in life,

we've been with each other since birth;

with you, I've been so blessed

with merriment and mirth.

It feels like a major part of me,

very necessary to living and breathing,

is being forcibly wrenched from me

and I am grieving, oh, how I'm grieving.

I try to find the words

to describe my loss-

living without you

is like carrying the biggest cross.

Reviews

[Craig2591]

"I feel like a child, lost in a store" , is such a great metaphor. I got lost in a huge department store when I was four and the memory of it still haunts me 54 years later.

A very sad poem.

[Coyote Poetry]

A very sad poem my friend. I understand the emotion. We don't want to lose the people we have held close for a lifetime. Thank you for sharing the poem.
Coyote

[Keith]

A very personal and heartfelt tribute to your friend.

[1]

Passionate display of love and loss! Beautifully written! Thanks for sharing "you" to the core!

[Rick Puetter]

Hi Barbara,

This invokes tears, Dear Lady. Such an unimaginable loss. Your pain comes through loud and clear. My deepest condolences. The pain must have been (is) immeasurable.

All my best wishes!

Rick

[MikeV]

So sad but my god, so very beautiful! Keep it up