We all have experienced that loneliness from the presence of a loved one who has transitioned from earth to glory. We still recall something about them for days and years to come. We still share something about them. There presence is ever so near. This poem is to memorialize their death and acknowledge their presence even after death.
IN MEMORIAM
Shhhh!
Listen!
Don’t you hear it!
That song that reminds you of them.
It represents that precious un-for-get-able relationship.
I know you still hear their laughter.
It still lives on in your heart and mind.
That voice that was so firm and assured, telling you everything will be alright,
Mommie, daddy, sister, brother, son, daughter, grandma, grandpa
Their physical presence feels… oh- so- near.
Their lives are like a movie reel being rewound and replayed.
Hearts still mourn of what was and of what could have been.
All ways seeing something, doing something that continues to place
Husband, wife, uncle, aunt, cousin, boyfriend, girlfriend, niece, nephew
In our current presence.
Still remembering that favorite cologne, perfume, nail polish
dress, suit, Bible verse, check out that dance move (Smiling…);
As though they are physically here with us.
They never fully left.
Remnants of some part of their lives still live on.
Each day they planted seeds to grow in their absence;
This is why memories grow founder each day.
Haven’t you caught yourself speaking aloud in conversation with that loved one and then looking
around to make sure no one noticed;
That’s because you were speaking in first person and answering in second person. (laughter)
Haven’t you found yourself revisiting a disagreement in your mind and responding loudly to make your point. (laughter)
It’s o-k… Memories of those conversations keep living inside us.
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
Don’t we feel the Lord’s presence, so why shouldn’t we feel theirs?
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath;
Now exhale.
They’re here…!
Listen to their favorite song.
Author: Deb’orah C. Momon
November 2012
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