The Mind of a Lady - Poetry Collection

Even In Death

I will never accept that you are gone from me.

Not when your voice is still so clear in my ears,

Not when your shadow is still where I can see;

Though people have been mourning you over the years.

But they don’t know that they are all wrong.

They can’t see through my eyes.

Whilst they tell me that I should be strong

They forget that love never really dies.

They should not be crying,

Not when you’re right here

They can’t see, but I keep trying

To wipe away their tears.

It’s so hard that they can’t feel you home,

Pitying me for losing you before the age of seven,

Telling me I’d never see you again, that you’re gone,

And that you are now living in Heaven.

But they can’t hear you singing our lullaby at nights.

They can’t feel your hand stroking my hair.

I should give up; it’s not worth the fight;

They are consumed with grief and despair.

But I am filled with care and love.

I’ll take it our secret, another one.

Wherever you are, here or above,

I’ll always know I shall never be alone.

To Grandpa.