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Having a loved one pass away can cause mixed emotions and hurt, but just remember the good times and one day you will join that person again.

Gordon Ansley Kinchen II Nov. 9, 1973-Sept. 14, 1994

Why?

by Jamie Hjelm

He was young
His life had just begun
All of a sudden it was taken away
I didn't even get to say the things I wanted to say
Only if God could see
How he could of turned out to be
Alcohol was the cause
He was wrong and broke the law
He wasn't the only one to pay
I still cry to this day
He would have been 21 this year
Sometimes I envision him in my mind
As clear as I would in a mirror
I only hope he knows
that no matter where in life I go
I love him so much
I only wish I could feel his touch
Only if God could see
How much he meant to me
Why won't the sorrow disappear?
Why can't I stop shedding the tears?
I never told him how much I cared
or how much I enjoyed the things we shared
All of mind is filled with hate
Because I never told him of my love
and now it's too late
Sometimes I feel he's here
I only wish he didn't drink that beer
For he'd be alive today
and I wouldn't think of reasons "Why?" to say

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)

Sasha

We all know how people with the addition problem is very hard to connect with, but all we can do is not give up on them and try to reach out to them before its their last.

Natalie

Its a lovly poem and I think it deserves a vote.

pamela

this poem (why) really touched my heart because i lost my father a few months ago the day he passed away i thought my life was over as well i had hate feelings i blamed everyone i even lost my faith thank god i have it back now i couldnt and wouldnt talk to anyone about my feelings so i picked up a pen and paper and put all my feelings on paper and it made me feel some better when you have a loss that big in your lfe and cant talk about it writing it down on paper rather its a poem or just a letter will make you feel better this poem (why) i thought was great.

Nancy

the reason why this touched me so much is that i lost my friend on dec 7 2005 and its been 3 weeks from that day and he was shot by a gun it was due to drug use and he had just turned 23. he meet so much to me and he didnt even know and that day he passed away i was gonna call him to patch things put but all i told my else is that i still have tomorrow. this touch so much

olivia

oh my god dat was so touching i just lost a cousin, (because of his wife didnt have any more miutes on her phone an he wouldnt buy her ay she killed him) she was in the military and she was very, very crazy and abusive

tiara

This poem is extrememly good! It made me cry. just this past month I lost 4 great friends. They drank, stole a car, and wrecked. They all died! The love of my life was in the car. this poem just makes me think and for some reason even though I know that they all are with God I just don't think that they are resting at peace like they should be!

Jesse

This peom brought me to tears it touched me in places that I thought no one could reach. You cant even describe a peom like this so I am just gonna end it here. 10

danielle

i loved this one its really sad . it brought a tear to my eyes

melissa

july 3. 2005 i lost my husband bobby 32 in a car accident. he was leaving the bar on his way home. this poem expressed so many feeling that i have thank you for the poem.

Shawn

Jamie I lost my oldest brother Billy ( William )Russel Boomer to *Drugs* &*Alcohol*. I never had the opportunity to talk to him before he took his own life by a drug overdose. He was reaching out for help but help was not there fast enough that night.

Ril

I felt so in touch with your poem. It was soo deep and so close to time. I just lost a friend on February 25, 2005. He was driving drunk, a mistake, im sure hed take back. Just everything you said I really wish I could say and get out. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ashley

I really enoyed the poem , ive lost important people in my life to drinking and i feel what u feel, keep your head up!

krystin

i always think of why did my dad have to die at such a young age, well im 13 and i lost my dad by a heart attack it was scarry. but i always say why

Renae

This is a really nice poem. Alot of deaths happen these days with young adults without reason. It just isn't fair, I'll agree! Thankyou for sharing you feelings for everyone, and maybe they might just teach some a few lessons. Renae :-)

nobody

wow!

Jessica

the poem touched me very much because my best friend over dosed last year and its very hard to get over! i feel for all who lost a loved one to drugs!

Kathy

This poem really touched me. My son died in a car accident,caused by drinking and also driving to fast. there was another boy driving, he died also, and the boy in the back seat,had a broken neck. he survived, he is physically fine, but not emotionally. my son was 21, and left behind a son,,, everyone who knew my son tells me that he lived his life to the fullest,,,and that i know he did,,,but to me his life was just beginning.

tris

my cousin and his friends are involved in drinking and drugs and hanging out with the wrong kind of group. the other night some guys broke in my cousins house and shot his roommate in the head. all i can say is why?

brooke

I have a brother who is 21. I really like this poem because it makes me think of how much i would lose if i lost my brother. And i just want to sat to the author you did a very good job.

melissa

this sound like me . Poems can touch many hearts and mine ot did. I lost my boyfrien mybabys father so many (whys) I'll always have if only god would give us the chance to say I love you, and goodbye, but maybe because we will see them oneday and so its really not goodbye, just hello. I love you carlton

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