My good bye

My good bye

 

 

Holding a bayonet,

I only wish I had the courage to pierce it,

through my heart.

 

I have hurt and let down so many times,

yet so many friends I have had in such a short time.

 

So many have filled my heart with such love and friendship,

I find it hard to even think of such thoughts.

 

But I do this even on the eve of my life,

for how can I be a man when I have let down so many.

 

If I were a real man I would end it all now and save others from the pain of knowing me.

 

I wish my life could be more than it was,

more than it is.

 

If anyone knows my daughter Heaven N. Pope In Idaho…

Please tell her I love her.

 

 

 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

There is great catharsis in writing these things down. Thank you for having the courage to share.

[ron]

Thank you KL.

[closed]

i will not pretend to understand what you are going through...

but i do want you to know this poem is finding its way to others...

and that like me

they care about your fate

please be strong

and let the peace of Christ fill your heart


-Dream

[ron]

Your words are so loved, I am just one man who never measured up to what was expected of him.
But I had the greatest honor of trying to serve.

[closed]

''The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.''

-MLK

[ron]

Thank you. I agree, but sometimes I feel that I don't have the courage to stand where I am now.