When You Are Gone
If there comes a day that you are gone and the sun presumes to shine, do I go on?
If the birds continue to sing their beautiful song, do I go on?
If the stars twinkle on in the nighttime sky while your face I can not see, do I go on?
Do you cease to be if I go on, or does your memory linger like a whisper on the air, reminding me you are there.
Will I hear your voice and joyful laugh on the breeze and know though my pain is steady on and my heart breaks anew, I go on.
About this poem
My mother passed away four days ago. This is what I keep thinking about.
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Written on August 30, 2021
Submitted on August 30, 2021
Modified on March 19, 2023
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