Like the tree by Lisa-Dawn Sparling
I was not ready when I lost you. I just took the pain and buried it inside and tried to carry on.
I would stand in the shower and cry and cry until my tears were dry. The world seemed so empty without you.
Each year you are gone I have grieved for you differently. The shock, the anger, the loneliness passed like seasons.
Now I am ready to put a little closure on the reality of what has happened.
I plant this tree for you so that you know that I still miss you and adore you and that you will always be remembered,
And I plant this tree for me so I can say goodbye to the hard parts of losing you and embrace only the memories of having you.
When I plant this tree I will bury the pain under the soil deep so I do not have to carry it-
And I will stand tall like the tree even in the wind and the rains -I know that it will make me stronger.
You will anchor me like you always have, my strength, my roots.
This tree is a healing, a remembrance, a symbol, a goodbye and soft kiss in the wind.
I was not ready when I lost you but today I am ready to say goodbye to the sadness and rejoice in your life.
09/25/2002 Posted on 03/16/2003 Copyright © 2025 Lisa-Dawn Sparling
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Indigo Tempesta on 03/17/03 at 02:11 AM beautiful.
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Posted by Tony Whitaker on 01/16/07 at 09:16 AM Loss. Something as humans we feel more than all the other creatures of the world. You express it so well here and the more I read the more I now want to read of your heart and soul. Keep it up and let your love flow! I have no idea who or what you are like, but I hear a heart beating for the world. Excellent imagery and resolution to loss. |
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