Loss

poem by: Ceri Baylis
Written on Feb 01, 2016

You lived your life, now you’ve passed away Cremated with nothing left to decay
Grief endlessly lingers more so some days, eternal peace for your soul I do pray.
I have had to begin the process of change
Our home we once shared I've kept just the same
 I'm now coming to terms your never coming home
 My realisation is I have to  live on alone.
My mind needs to focus on something other than sorrow
 Just get through today and find strength for tomorrow
I also kept your belongings the same; just so I have now decided its the time to let go
A change with these surroundings is needed for me
 Things have been left for you- its just not healthy
 I'm surrounded by items that prevent me to heal
A fresh start to ease the loss and sorrow I feel I've selected items that remind me of you
It’s a sad, hard process I have to see through
To box up and give away the remaining pieces you once owned- Pictures, books and 
ornaments to belong in someone else's home.
 Its time to start another chapter that’s new
Rebuild and proceed to live life without you 
Precious keepsakes will remain in my possession
Reminding me to embrace this life & heal with succession
 I wrote this for you mum, if ever you are watching over 
Just like your poem said ‘enjoy living in clover’
Also you wrote… ‘live in the present, the past is long dead’
 And i’ll  try hard to live by the points you once said
I will always believe there’s a life beyond this
For the departed loved ones we so truly miss.

 

Tags: sad, rhyme, deep,

Add Comment


Emily Armstrong commented:
Loss is something that everyone goes through at one point and it's not easy. Losing someone is so hard and you did an amazing job in this poem of showing how there can be a balance of remembering the deceased aa well as moving on. It was very touching.

 

More by Ceri Baylis

...
Mum not in this l...

poem by Ceri Baylis

There’s an empty hole Left behind Heartache and sorrow are entwined In every action, thought and feeling I have A big part is missing since you have passed Sadness tainting memories with lost hope Externally showing to all... Read more

...
Mum missing from ...

poem by Ceri Baylis

There just aren't enough words for me to describe How much you are missed and how much I now cry A vital piece is now missing at home When I enter the house and I'm all alone When you were there and I had been away It never matt... Read more