Should I be worried about something? I stood by the bed and everyone cried, I held his hand and felt nothing Quite literally since my grandpa was dead But also because there might be something wrong inside of my head I observed the time and told the nurse who walked in the room One week later he was in a tomb More like a six foot box in a wall Flowers and a name as a rememberance is all We visit occasionally my parents and I An empty flower vase greets us each time I take one from Dorothy's box right next door Her family doesn't visit her anymore But her flowers are there everytime that we go So I move them around, it's not like she knows My mother cries and my father stands strong letting one or two tears hit the ground But I stand there and read names of strangers all around Leaving behind people like my parents who mourn and remember And granddaughters like me who don't cry and whatever My mom calls it being strong for the family and says I'm okay I think she's in denial of my lack of display But alas a tear fell in fourth grade I recall, putting my cat down at such a young age Made me realize that death is a gateway to nothing But leaving behind family that struggles with living So I just won't show it anymore I determined when we left the vet place I walk right by death and I don't leave a trace He could knock on my door and I'd take him by the hand Show him the bed and where to stand Just like I stood during my grandpa's last day He can stare at me and wonder looking on Is there something wrong with this human? I find myself thinking that I know it all, but I still am left asking Should I be worried about something? Is it okay to feel nothing?
i wrote another poem about his death but didn't know which was better so i just posted both