When a someone dies 

The wind is knocked out of you 

Then everyone cries 

Knowing not what they can do.

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Desperately searching your mind 

for the last thing said 

Something substantial and kind 

That might ease your head.

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It hits you between the eyes

Harsh reality

You’ll never see them and sighs

Such finality.

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So sad you almost can’t cry

Yet endless tears fall 

You do all you can to try 

But you’re three feet tall.

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Try to hold it together 

Others are far worse

Moments forever

An eternal curse.

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Wishing hard we couldn’t feel

A shock to the core

Much more than life, death does steal

Someone we adored.

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Feeling that there’s more out there

Does help some get through

Offering comfort to share 

And positive thoughts too.

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Positive thoughts, prayers as well

Through these emotions

One day you’ll heal, time will tell

Life is an ocean. 

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Forever they are alive 

In memories and hearts

As the living must survive

Moving, forward, starts…

-AAA 01/02/2025