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'Tis poem has to deal with the way an image can haunt you forever, but sometimes you need that haunting.

Image

I sit in my closet
rapped up in a ball,
going through old letters
containing so many secrets,
reading old notes
that were so close to being taken up by teachers,
looking through pictures
that were left to be forgotten,
trying to forget the memories
that still haunt me in my sleep,
a familiar face reminds me of so much,
I had her buried in my mind
before the dirt even covered her casket,
I should have gone too,
I was supposed to be with her
when she died,
I come across this note,
her named signed at the bottom,
oh, the memories we had,
still overcome by the last one,
she shouldn't have been lying on that gurney,
covered with all those machines,
they were supposed to save her,
instead I killed her
in my mind,
a cold chill ran down my spine,
I had the feeling of being watched,
and when I turned,
the image of that familiar face . . .
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35 Visitor Comments

Prabhjot
i love this poem, i can relate to how this person feels
Alexandra
i love ur poem. i know whhat it feels like 2 lose a loved one. i am only 13 but i lost my father when i was only 3. u have no idea what i went through, but after i read ur poem i felt like i coulld just cry all night. now i know that im not the only one out here who has went through this. thank you sso much 4 writing this poem. I LOVED IT KEEP IT UP WITH POETRY
kelsey
that was a great poem that you wrote
lilana
i reall loved your poem it really toched me do you have any new poems you could put on this site !
Tasha
This Poem touched me because I know how she feels I lost one of my best friends last July. She was like my sister
cindy
OMG THIS POEM WAS AMAZIN MY BEST MATE DIED 4 YRS AGO AN IT REMINDED ME OF HIM THANK YOU. yYOU HAVE TOUCHED ALOT OF PEOPLES HEARTS BY WRITING THIS. YOU SHOULD BE SOOOO PROUD OF YOURSELF. X X X X X
mano
i liked the poem very much because it said whats inside me so i just want to thank the poet for writing it
Mara
I think that whatever your emotions were when you werote this poem I know exactly what you were going through funny just this year in three months I have lost three people very close to me I talked to cop about it he said life is abook when you finish 1 you open onother.
Joanne
This poem is true for me, when my friend was run over , i was on a bus passing by, she was rushed to hospital, I was still on the bus, I thought she would never make it, One of the times I would give anything to be wrong, sadly, I wasn't wrong. She died in hospital, I never got to tell her how much I valued her friendship, it still eats me up inside, at least i know others know how I feel
amanda
this poem kinda relates to me and i hope you can write more like it. i have written a few poems but not alot of people read them because they are pesonal and maybe some day you can read them to
adriana
I loved it
megan
that was an amazing poem , i know how you feel when you talk about it being your fault. if u ever wanna talk
tifini
this poem touched my heart in so many ways it was the sweetest poem in the world. i have tears running down my face with my heart filled with joy and sadness at once this poem is so true for me.
isabel
wow that was a really good that really mad me cry
michelle
i give it a 8 it was a good poem
Kara
I love your poem and I have lost a few friends. I was to be with them that day, but I could not go so they went and hit a tree.
Ashley
This is a great poem and i was very touched by it.
Daniel
I recently lost a cousin to a car accident. He was more like a brother to me. I find myself clinging to pictures and forcing painful memories as well. Excellent poem, thank you.
Alexandria
I Really Liked Your Poem, You Did A Great Job.
Desirae
hey i give this poem a 5 star out of 5! its so touching honestly! i cried! but i know what it feels like to lose a good friend with lots of memories!
melon
your work has touched my heart it bring back memories of happiness. So keep on writing your poems and if you can please send me some poems. From Melon
Amanda
this pome is sad but so true i feel your pain i to have had something simalor happen to me
stephanie
very very sad best i have read yet
Mercy
Wow. You poem i slovely. MAn, you took my feelings and put them into words. God Bless you. I love your poem, i love it iread a billion times today. I love it. Great Job.
ahmed
just because. with my love. poet alias.
Lisa
this was so real and honest. it's the first that i've really thought about, thankyou
shanta
There is no word for what this poem is.
aleen
this was really good and it was really sad and it is like what happen to my cousin i have looked at old pictures and letters and they should have saved her but she ended up dieing n the end and we will miss her forever and we wont for get her
Dionne
it was a truly touching poem,i couldn't help but cry, i lost a good friend of mine nly two weeks ago. this poem really touched my heart.
Lindsay-Ann
Thank you so much for writing that poem! My friend has just died and i know its my fault! Thank you so much for writing that poem, after reading it I feel much better; I can only hope that you writing it has given you the chance to get rid of that feeling of guilt! A very good television program told me only this morning, What is done, is done and there's no changing it however much the desire, so all you can do is live your life to the full make your friend, where ever he is, be pround to have known you as his closest friend!
Tameka
I love the poem
upset
it was so sad, i couldn't help but cry
Elizabeth
I know how u fell and the poem its one of a kind i really enjoyed it
krystle
this poem really touched mt heart i lost my best frirend not to long ago and i just had to print it out and put it on my wall you really are realy good at this
Alisha
THAT Was a TUCHING POEM

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