Tomorrow everyone will have joy
Families will gather together, children will have toys.. Festivities to enjoy, but I can't help but feel That there is something inside of me that isn't quite healed There are lights and colors and snow on the ground There's so much I'd do with you, but you're not here now.. How do we pretend that the family is the same without you? Especially when everyone at the table used to surround you.. There your chair sits, echoing the years past If there's one thing about life, it's that it doesn't last.. It takes the lowly and broken, along with the best I still have flashbacks of when we laid you to rest Nothing has been the same since you had to leave The ornaments don't look as vibrant when hung on the trees.. The new year isn't as bright without you here to share it They say life moves on, but if it did, I'd stop caring... We smile and hug, pretty colors we wear But I can't help but feel numb next to your empty chair.. I'd give anything for one more day You were the reason that everyone came. Now the family has dispersed, only a few gather We've tried our best to write this new, unfamiliar chapter The doorbell doesn't ring, there are only a few shoes I remember the days when there weren't enough chairs for everyone to surround you.. When you passed it all fell apart Along with the traditions you started.. I'm sorry.. But this year is different, we won't let them die Even if only a few come now, we'll do our best and we'll try To honor your lessons, with your life you did teach That family is a fortrace that even the world cannot breach.. We're called to love and to honor the ones that we have Without judgment, we gather, this family will stand.. Around the table, that you helped to build I promise grandma, we're a family still.. Tomorrow everyone will have have joy And no one will pretend that there is not a void.. But the only way to really honor the ones that we love, who have gone Is to keep alive what they taught us, in place of where they belong.. I'll look at every bright color and remember your smile It's never goodbye, it's only so long- I'll see you after a while.. And tomorrow when we gather and you are not there with us I hope you look down with a smile as we carry on your traditions We've lost a few years to darkness, to sadness, to grief We laid another to rest next to you, in the ground to sleep And we almost lost hope that we could be merry With the weight of this heart of the family you carried.. Here we are now, to pick up the pieces We'll open our presents, welcoming the new seasons.. Forgive us for letting the pain nearly destroy The lessons you taught us to honor with joy... I smile as a tear rolls down my face Confounded at how you walked with such grace.. It had to be heavy, I respect and honor you more You always held your composure, as you opened the door I hope we can make you just a little bit proud Merry Christmas grandma, may you rest well now. We love you. #poetry
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