The dead do not talk
If they did, maybe I wouldn’t be so sad
They do not smile
If they did, their smiles would trounce the radiance of
The midday sun;
They sleep and do not wake up
The lie stiffly and the coldness of their skin
Sends a chill into my heart and freeze it;
It stays frozen, far from the warmth of the sun;
It never thaws, no
I only learn to live with cold blood flowing in my veins.
I get that we cannot live forever,
I get that we all get to play host to death
But when our fruit is plucked before they are ripe
When the stalks of corn fall ere the cob is mature
When the ancient sends for death and it disregards them
But rather comes for the young,
That I do not get,
That I find hard to accept.
The dead do not talk
If they did, maybe I would feel better
The dead are silent
And the silence rings loudly in my heart
The dead do not laugh
That melodious sound that was music to my ears
That sets my heart a fluttering
The dead do not see
They close their eyes to the world
Shutting out the light in my world
Throwing it into a darkness thick and impenetrable
It never really lifts
I only learn to find my way in the darkness.
Come back to me
Open your eyes and light up my world
Smile my darling
Fill my heart with warmth
Speak my beloved
In whispers that take my breath away.
Wow…eerily touching
Yes. There are times
when darkness meets with
Light, Happiness meets with
Sorrow, daylight and nightfall
compete for attention.
There are day when Joy meets
with Mourning.
And when those days comes upon
Us, we are in disorientation, we
run helter skelter, we find
ourselves moving in different
direction ll at once…
May the days of sorrows be shortened.
And may our mourning days be for just
Our old ones who passes on….
Thanks Jules…
This poem leaves me with so much sadness Doc….I just feel like breaking down and cry till dawn…*sniffs*
I am so sorry Jules…didn’t intend to make you cry.
losing someone is a painful thing, we never really recover from it…
I know Doc. And I understand perfectly what you mean…it’s not easy when you loose someone, especially close ones…
it never is Jules..it is a wound that forever stays with one…
True that Doc…So true…*Sighs heavily*
..Nice one bro..your ability to capture and bottle the emotions behind words is an art that few would ever be able to emulate..Life is an irony but in all, death or life, we live on..plod on with gritted teeth sometimes but learn to live seeing the rainbow that accompanys the storm……you belong to a revered company bro….
“We plod on with gritted teeth sometimes….” o true..
Sir, me thinks you are thinking of me too highly
..even thinking of you too highly is too low for you…
Aaaaaah! Flattery is not good o…it is not good o
Lol! I flatter thee not my brother…
This pedestal that you insist on putting me…
With the way you are going…soon no pedestal would be fit enough to hold you….
*runs for cover*
…run where???? A topaz goldfish has no hiding place…
My oga! Haba…this ‘assault’ is too much o
And you are on point again! A gold fish sure has no place to hide! And our dear #Topazo is a rare Gold Fish!
Jeez Jules! Spare me na…
Spare you? Have you ever seen an outstanding celebrity spared of the Camera and Media???
You can say that again and again DrSwag! You are so on point, thinking the highest of #Topazo is too low for his reputation!
Jules..you so do know how to pile it on…lolzzz…
Oh well…just stating a fact ni o! Lols!!!!
Which fact o Julia?! Ehn
A fact that thinking the highest of you is too low for ur reputation ni now!
Jules is now your side kick huh?
Lolzzzzz. ..I never did ask for her help ooo
Actually DrSwag didn’t ask for my help o! I just voluntared! Lols!!!!
That is called over sabi Jules
Over sabi ke? That is called following in the footpath of righteousness! Hehehehe!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah? Now that is new!
Hahahaha!!!!! Of course naa! Hehehehe!!!!
Et tu Julia?!
Yes Topazo, et moi! Lols!!!!!
I give up then
Lolzzzzz. .Topie out of the mouth of 2 or 3….lol…
It is a conspiracy!
…you would know about conspiracy theories, wouldn’t you??? Hmmf..
Hehehhe…what is that supposed to mean o Dr Swag? *raised eyebrow*
Lolzzzzz. …u know your tag team partner of conspiracies naa..your twin of mischief. .
Who?
…yemie naaaa.
Lol…if she catch you ehn…i am not there o
Lolzzzzz. ..
Conspiracy indeed!!!!!!! Lols!!!!!!!!
Go Topie..Go Topie..Go Topie. ..
Losing someone is one of the most trying things that can happen to a person. The Bible’s hope of resurrection though, comforts us. Pele my Doc
Yes, the hope that we will see them on the resurrection morn…
Thanks Zee…
This was actually for a friend grieving…
All the same
I felt the need to write a few words, but then words failed me.
Nothing can be gloomier than loosing a loved one.
You are so right Senor Joe…the pain is so deep, words can’t adequately describe it
I’ve never lost anyone but I’ve lost a part of myself that many times I feel this way, wishing I could resurrect the dead but the evolution of a new beginning, the hope of a better tommorow and the faith in the One leading me is what gives me life abundance!!
Lovely comment…
There is always hope!