The life that was lost

by Barbi Taylor   Dec 6, 2006


What do you when someone you love is lying there dead?
What are the thoughts going through your head?
When you know they are in pain
And all your cares are totally vain
The blood of life is seeping out
You have no choice but to doubt
Doubt that the life they once lived will live again
And their fate has been chosen by greedy men?

You have to see talk laugh with them again
But their life is cut short.
What is you last resort?
You can cry, wine, pick and pout
But that will never sort it out
Dreams, wishes, life long plans
Are going down the drain as fast as they can
Speeding down to hell not to return
How would you discern?

Have you ever felt this way or have you been protected?
When his graduation comes around this may
I might not make it through the day
Knowing he could be there with us

The life was taken selfishly
By those that do not care
If they would have been there to help
His life would not have been put on the shelf

Stupid moves, childish games
That’s what made his body lame.
If he makes it his life will never be the same
He will be numb, paralyzed
Cut down to size

Maybe if they pull the plug
He wont need to bug
He’ll be sleeping safe and sound
Buried deep into the ground

God will smile because he knows
That what ever he will say goes
The devil will frown
Because he couldn’t take him down
The life is gone
It won’t take long to forget
But maybe I wont be the same
The same as all these other people
That don’t care
The same as all these other people
That were never there

When he wakes
He will know the truth
The truth about the all the ruthless people
That were heartless about his life
Causing all his strife

Don’t tell me that you know
You don’t
You say it will be alright
Not tonight
That’s the time
Time of day
That they will chose his awful fate
If I get there in time
Maybe it wont be to late
To help him out

As I end with these words
Maybe you heard
Heard what I had to say about this day
The life that was lost
And the cost of love we will give
To help my cousin Donny live

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  • 16 years ago

    by Dian PH

    Nice

  • 17 years ago

    by Cindy

    Excellent job! Very very sad! Writing about it will help relive some of the pain.