Death Poems

You’re gone.
It is so difficult to believe…
The memories – still alive and well,
Make my heart, with sadness, heave.

My grief belittles these words I speak,
Makes them sound so very hollow;
The emptiness that resides within me –
The greatest proof of my true sorrow.

The memories of those times we spent
Together – in joyous harmony
The arguments, the gloom – we shared it all
Hand in hand, we fought troubles many.

I realize that you’ll never speak again
To me – in that voice so full of concern,
Nor will you provide me with security
From dangers I was unable to discern.

I know not how to shed tears of grief
Yet know not, either, how to refrain;
For while I know that you’re here no more,
In my heart, you’ll always, forever, remain.

The loss of someone close to you is something that persists lifelong, whether it is a family member, or a dear friend. While we all know that death is the most certain and inevitable truth of life once you are born, somehow, we are not able to accept it as a fact when we ourselves have to undergo losing someone. It is then a matter of great courage that we attend that special person’s funeral ceremony, and bid them goodbye with such a heavy heart. The fact that it is the last time we are seeing their face, albeit immobile and lifeless, is one that is very difficult to digest.

On such occasions, we are desperate to talk to someone and share our grief for the death of the deceased individual, but we don’t wish to burden others, who are already bearing the burden of their own sorrow, with that of ours. However, we do need some method of expression to articulate our feelings accurately, for otherwise we seem to be feeling suffocated and smothered by them. Grief is best when let out; expressed in some for or the other, and in order to do so, the best way is to construct a death poem.

Death poems can be written in any way you want. There are no restrictions whatsoever. You can write exactly how you feel, declare the magnitude of your sorrow, quietly explain your feeling of solitude and emptiness on the absence of someone dear, and show the intense magnitude of your love for them – all through a small, beautiful funeral poem. A funeral poem can include anecdotes and memories of the wonderful times you have spent together, and how you will sorely miss their existence in your life.

You can even write a death poem on those rare occasions that you feel like committing suicide. The best part about such death poems is that while you are getting an outlet for your depression, you are not hurting anybody, and most importantly, yourself. You are able to rid yourself of your difficulties in an entirely harmless way. And somehow I’m sure that once you get over the misery and get on with your life, when you look back and read your Suicide Poems in the future, it will be quite astonishing for you to realize exactly how beautifully you could write, especially in the state of melancholy.

You will find many death poems on the internet, where amateur poets seem to have poured their hearts out. Death poems will relieve you of your grief, even if it is in a small way, and give you the satisfaction of contributing something to the last and final ceremony that your loved one is going to experience.