A Void

Accidental Poet

 

The living room

Dark and empty

The absence of you

Taxing me plenty

 

So sad to see

Your unoccupied chair

Where you would sit

Now all I can do is stare

 

The void I now see

Of all those now gone

The people and animals

Leaving me to carry on

 

I’ve never been

A man of change

But time marches on

Like it or not, we rearrange

 

A way of life

Adjusting to life anew

I know you’re still with us

In our hearts and spirit too

 

Copyright © Accidental Poet 2022

  • Author: Sharon\'s Poet (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 9th, 2022 10:03
  • Comment from author about the poem: My last words to my Dad: "We'll not say good-bye Dad, just that we'll see you later, We Love you."
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 54
  • Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻, FallenAngel1🕊, Poetic Dan.
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Comments6

  • chriswylie2

    Thank you for baring your soul. Sorry for your loss.He obviously holds a special place in your heart.

    • Accidental Poet

      Thank you chris, yes he holds a very special place in my heart.

    • geekslutnerdgirl

      Losing someone is awful. I stare at my papa’s chair often and picture him still sitting there, laughing.

      never forget!

      • Accidental Poet

        A memory I too will be long remembering. Thank you, girl.

      • Laura🌻

        Dear AP,

        My deepest condolences for your loss.

        Your poem is so relatable. I miss my parents very much. They both passed on peacefully in the same chair…years apart. And yes, they’ll always be
        ‘In our hearts and spirit too.’

        Thank you for sharing.

        Laura🌻

        • Accidental Poet

          Thank you Laura. Lately I've been thinking of how after you lose one parent, you then begin to think about what it'll be like when the other parent is gone. Now I seem to look at the world from a slightly different perspective. Thanks for reading and your comment.

        • FallenAngel1🕊

          This is so beautiful it brought tears😢 As my mom (RIP) would always say, "never say goodbye,always say see you later because goodbye's are forever"..with sincerest condolences✌️🕊

          • Accidental Poet

            Thank you Angel1, that same philosophy came to me after my Mom passed April 2008.

          • Goldfinch60

            He will always be with you AP as mine is with me.

            Andy

            • Accidental Poet

              Thanks Andy, our loved ones are always with us in spirit. 😊

            • Rozina

              I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing.



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