I forget you're not there
When a loved one passes away, You still go to the telephone before you remember, they are not there.
I laugh the conversation makes me smile,
It seems I have forgotten for a while.
I pick up the phone I have something funny to share,
I reach out for the receiver, and suddenly realize she’s not there.
An award ceremony for their achievement,
I’ll just ring mam, if you’ll give me a moment.
It won’t take long to go and collect her,
I stop dead, I realize, then sit alone in the car, and stare.
All day long I’m doing great,
Proud I’m coping, not in a state.
I pass by a picture or something she wrote,
I see her book her tapestry, her coat.
From a person that’s felt sorted for days, I reckon,
To a gutted wreck, and crying like a baby, within a second.
No point in fighting it, till I’ve got it all out,
If I was in the woods alone, I would scream and shout.
I’ll never forget who was so precious in the past.
My love for her won’t fail, forever it will last.
But the empty feeling of a heart ripped out.
Is getting a little easier to deal with, without a doubt
Yes easier to deal with, yet still painful.
But those times are a shorter spell.
I’m sure it will be a while before I get it right.
And stop picking up the phone to say goodnight
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I just wanted to let you know how sorry I am for your loss. I know exactly how you feel. I lost my father to lung cancer 4months ago. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to pick up the phone and call him to see how he is or to share a wonderful moment in my life…but then it hits me. I feel like a wave of pain has slowly and cruelly washed over me “again” reminding me that I will never see his face again. I will pray for you and your family. Hugs and blessings :)
wow, I felt chocked up reading this,,,,,what profound thoughts,,,,is this about your mom or someone close to you? I write sometimes about a daughter of mine who died… so anything like this, reminds me of her, and takes me back to that place in time when I buried her. It was 30 years ago,,,and I’ve had 4 children since then,,,but you never ever forget…..bless you for such a wonderful poem..