Having dealt with death first hand
I have witnessed the loss
I have witnessed the pain
The never ending grief of losing
A brother, a mother, a friend, a lover
You never see that person again
You never see their face
You never hear their voice
It's the one time where the word "never"
Is painfully the right answer
It is impossible to understand
How someone can be here one moment
And gone the next
Science can tell us
That the brain has died
Or the heart has stopped beating
But what can tell us
Where the mind went
Where the soul has gone
Where is our brother
Where did our mother go
Our friend disappeared
Our lover left our world
These questions press on us
For the entirety of our lives
It challenges our faith
It darkens our world
A little bit at a time
We'll never understand what happened
And that is why grief never truly ends
My best friend's cousin, who I've had the pleasure of meeting, died yesterday in such a tragic way. It's devastating to see people go through such a horrible time. He had a daughter. Rest In Peace, Joseph.
© Naomi 2014