My niece was driving slowly around a curve
A thoughtless driver passed by and made her swerve
She lost control, the car rolled over on its side
Her body crushed, this fair young beauty died
Her parents... anxious and disturbed at her absence
They called their family, friends; all of them were tense
They prayed together… they knew that He could offer aid
But once occurred, He had not the power to waylay
A word at last! They prayed that they would finally see her
The words “no hope”, it was hard to let her go and free her
Now gone for days, the good word they had been awaiting
With these results there was no more hope of her locating
Her beaten body? Yes, that is what would be returned
But with no life...the thing for which all of them most yearned
The challenge now was to learn to live without her
All her family, friends, and unknowns totally adored her
Throughout our lives, there will always be someone missing
We pray for life, the tragedy we are all dismissing
The hardest part is not for the person who has left.
But those who stayed. They are the ones who are bereft.
We need to insure that good relationships are formed
That we love others, and have tender feelings that are warm.
Our time’s too short, there’s barely time to get to know each other
No time to criticize, advantage take, abuse and beat each other.
Let us bring every one we know into our hearts;
Them…listen to and love. That’s where the bonding all starts.
If one leaves, we’ll make a chain unbroken until death
A true friend we’ll have until our very last breath.
~~~c aaron
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Oh these words touch th every heart of grief at losing so suddenly one so loved - a worthy reminder my friend to make the best of time allowed and to feed love into each and everyone's hearts. A terrible tragedy and my prayers go out to all that are left. May Caitlyn rest now in peace.
Thanks for reading and your comments Fay. I wish that I could show these results to the drivers who spur this type of accident.
Christopher,
First and foremost my sincere condolences to you and your family!
An excellent write delivering a beautiful message...
“Let us bring every one we know into our hearts
Listen to and love them. That’s where the bonding all starts.”
Thank you for sharing!
~Laura~
Thanks for your comments Laura- you know its been a couple of years now and my niece is still having difficulty working through this and accepting the reality of what’s happened. I really feel for her-
Thank you again for reading Maxine, and your comment. FYI the mother, after more than a year, is still having a hard time accepting what happened. Here is what I wrote for the parents right after --
https://mypoeticside.com/show-poem-92331
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