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TheGirlNoOneKnew
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since 2003-12-04

Posts 92
PA, USA

0 posted 2004-08-10 04:54 PM

The sickening scent of sweet flowers
lingers on my nostrils as I take her hand,
and follow her into the lighted room.
Candles lit, orange flames are dancing
I can't help but to want to be that flame
to extinguish myself from existence.
And as the music starts, my stomache turns
because I know now what comes next,
it's what my nightmares are made of.
Clench her hand, bite back the tears
as I see you lieing there dressed in black,
your hands folded tight against your chest.
Sobs are heard, my silent cries are not
and my knees won't stop shaking,
pleading for them not to make me look.
Daddy, that can't be you in there
please God no, don't let it be,
don't take him away from me.
The church bells ring without warning,
and I begin to follow my mother outside,
carrying my bleeding heart in my hands.
Collapsing to the damp cemetery grass
as I watch them lower you to the ground,
I struggle to keep my own sanity alive.
And one by one, they drop their flowers,
their aroma left to be with you, my father,
and just like life, they take no prisoners.

SEA

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Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

1 posted 2004-08-10 06:08 PM

my God, this rips at my heart!! I hope hope hope this is "just a poem" and not something you really had to go through!! If this is real, they should NOT have made you look. Your memories shouldn't be of that..... I don't know what to say...extremely emotional stuff here... hope you are ok, hope this was in fact, "just a poem"

Copperbell
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since 2003-11-08

Posts 956

2 posted 2004-08-11 11:57 AM

I watched my cousins lose their mom this spring...its so hard...

If this is your experience, I hope you have lots of love to surround you.

*Belabebeautiful*

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since 2003-01-03

Posts 696
washington, USA

3 posted 2004-08-11 04:12 PM

so sad...this just tears at my heart, I do not know what it is like to lose a parent but I lost my best friend and that was the worst pain in the world, to lose a dad...If this is written in truth then my heart goes out to you. Beautifully written piece, softly haunting...
~Live and Laugh~

Don't look to me for perfection for I will surely let you down.
~Bella~

TheGirlNoOneKnew
Member

since 2003-12-04

Posts 92
PA, USA

4 posted 2004-08-12 01:35 AM

Thanks for the comments, they made me feel alot better. My father passed away when I was six years old so in writing this, it sort of helped me deal with his death. When I was younger, I thought I'd be okay with it. Now I'm almost 19 years old and it's so hard to be without him. So thank you very much for taking the time to read this.

*Alli4000*

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since 2004-03-21

Posts 3188
The World of Poetry

5 posted 2004-08-22 12:28 PM

I do know what it is like to lose someone that you care about...

~Alli~

I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughter would make me cry.

kissa~rachelle
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since 2003-11-27

Posts 988
nowhere special

6 posted 2004-08-26 06:22 PM

This was really sweetm, and sad. It almost brought tears to my eyes. amazing write.

Karissa

I want a relationship i can finally sink my teeth into.~ Alexander Sterling

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