The Other Side

It ended there, in murky depths;
I followed bright white light,
On the way I saw my life
flash before my eyes.
Every smile and every touch
I smiled and felt again,
If only I could say goodbye,
I wouldn't feel so scared.
I thought I heard you speak my name;
I tried to come to you.
But when I reached from where it came,
my being was born anew.
Just one second was all it took
for me to break apart.
I drowned again in painless pain,
willing memories to depart.
Perhaps if I was luckier,
this would have been the case.
But I remember every inch of life
just as vivid as your face.
People say 'I'm coming home',
to me this isn't true,
For how could I be coming home,
If I'm not there with you?
It's often that I hear you call,
'If you're here, show me a sign'!
But though you cannot see me,
I am with you all the time.
You like to think you dreamed I'm gone;
I hear your every thought.
You won't accept; you can't accept
that my life has been cut short.
I stroke you like a patterned paper,
I curl into your shape,
and all the while you're wishing
you could look upon my face.
One day we'll be together -
Just as we were before.
Until that time I'll linger here
and love you more and more.
I always did believe that death
would truly set me free.
That all the pain I felt in life
would wash away from me.
Perhaps that would be true,
if only I could let you go.
But everything I know now,
is different from before.
I hope I don't stay in this hell
Where I can't feel your touch.
Where I get to see you every day,
yet miss you so so much.
I have an aching feeling
that there's more to death than this.
But I'll never leave to go there,
until there's nothing left to miss.
See you on the other side.
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Comments
Hi Sam, I really enjoyed this one, looking from the angle of the spirit waiting...It's a really good take...this peice feels quite chilling especially with that final line
Lorna XXX
Thanks Lorna, I like the idea that loved ones are still connected to us after death. Have a lovely weekend xx
I've never read such a powerful poem that touched on a spirit struggling to leave a loved one behind. It was the style and way you wrote this, I search for poetry like this and it's not easy to find. I absolutely love this! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!
Hi Gayle, thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I'm so pleased you enjoyed this! I like writing about the afterlife and how I think death will feel. Morbid, I know!! Thanks again xx
You are welcome. I look forward to be reading more!