Death of a Friend Poem

Four years since the death of my best friend and it doesn't get easier. This deals with the pain after several years

Time Is Meant To Heal

Although unheard I thank you
For always being there
Even when you were bedridden
You always seemed to care

You meant so much to all of us
you were special and that's no lie
you brightened up the darkest day
and even the greyest sky

Many tears I have seen and cried
They have all poured out like rain
I know that you are happy now
Cause your no longer in pain.

Four years on I remember you
And what you used to say
You made each of us smile
And live to the fullest each day

They say in time it gets easier
I believe this isn’t true
Because even after all this time
I still don’t have a clue

I was not ready to say goodbye
Your disease just over took
So on this day we remember you
I take a second look

Our friendship is forever
Until death, did we part
Although your away physically
You’re always in my heart

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Published: Aug 2008

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  • I have lost so many people and everyone says time heals but after reading this I knew it never will ... Thanks for this poem.

    GEORGIA MCCOY Submitted Aug 2008
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  • My friend, Paul died three months. ago today and I hate it, I a mad and sad all at the same time and there is nothing I can do, he lost his life w/ a needle in his arm and that picture is the one I can't shake.

    heidi Submitted Nov 2008
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  • Thank you for your comments people, Time heals wounds but it takes so much longer than you realize...I wrote this because I was in so much pain and no-one could understand the affects her death had on me...I hope this helps you in your time of need :)
    Kim x

    Kim Thompson Submitted Mar 2009
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  • This poem means a lot to me. Today is the 1 year anniversary that my best friend was diagnosed with Leukemia. I was trying to find a poem that I could relate to and I found it when I read this one. I've been told it gets easier but I'm still having a hard time with it. My best friend passed away on May 16, 2009. I'm sure that will be another bad day in my life. She was 32 yrs old and left behind a 9 month old baby and a 3 year old. We are blessed to have 2 special gifts she left behind. Again thanks for this poem.
    Shelly

    Shelly Moffitt Submitted Sep 2009
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  • Thank You for your comment Shelly,
    Its hard when you love someone so much and all you want is the pain to stop, Its been 5 years now since my loved one passed on, you never forget that person EVER! Sorry for hear about your friend, I hope in time your pain starts to fade...
    Take care x

    Kim Submitted Oct 2009
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  • This is a wonderful poem. My best friend was also diagnosed with Leukemia when she was younger, I didn't understand what was going on, I was too young at the time to really understand. I would spend every waking minute with her in the hospital. All the years, I was there for her, and she was always there for me. But she passed away 6 years ago when we were 9. Now that I've grown I understand what happened, and that only makes it worse. Time really hasn't healed me. It's made it worse. But because of my friends, I hold up. But sometimes, in the hardest times, I want her, and I need her, but she's not there. I know the pain you have all gone through. just know there are others with the same story, and you're not alone.

    Rose, MN Submitted Dec 2009
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  • My aunt passed away 3 years ago it will be 4 years in July. I was camping with my parents and sister, It was about 4 o'clock in the morning and my mom got a phone call from my grandma and she said my aunt died. I was about 10 years old and I didn't really know what was happening. All I knew was that my mom got a phone call and she started crying for about 2 days straight. I was to scared to ask what happened. But finally my mom told me that my aunt drinking then took some pain pills. I had never seen her drink before so this was a shock to me. So my Uncle took her to the hospital and they pumped her stomach then she died. She drank and took those pain pills because my oldest cousin was going off to college and she didn't know how to deal with it so she did that and that's what killed her. This poem really speaks to me because I haven't healed. I still think about her every day and cry about her every day. I just hope that one day this wound will heal even if it turns into a scar.

    Hannah, NY Submitted Feb 2010
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  • My friends brother and dad died about 3 months ago. My friend acts like nothing happened and it bothers me cause I know he loved them. I miss them so much and cry almost every night. This is one of my favorite poems ever! It's helped a lot.

    Megan, San Antonio Texas Submitted Jan 2011
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  • A couple weeks ago my friend was shot and he died in the hospital a couple days later, and his death effected half of my school (Poly High School).

    Jerrod Rusich, Riverside, C.A Submitted Mar 2012
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  • My friend died Tuesday July 31, 2012. Even though I knew it was coming I can't get over it. We loved each other so and were apart of each others family. I feel as if someone ripped my guts out. I know in time I will heal.

    Penny Submitted 8/2/2012
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  • My brother died on October 29 & sometimes I feel like I cant do nothing without him because he was my main inspiration sometimes I wish I could go back and time and have taken that one bullet for him but this poem ? Just made me feel way better R.I.P Jasson <3

    Emily Ramirez, CT Submitted 10/25/2012
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  • This is a beautiful poem I just lost my uncle Jan. 3 2013 and that said a lot. It's beautiful but could use a lot more hope I'm not being selfish.

    Pensacola Submitted 1/10/2013
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  • Thanks and Maybe this day all my memories will be forever in my heart :')

    Singapore Submitted 1/10/2013
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  • My friend for over 35 years just passed away from pancreatic cancer. they found out in Feb that she has had it for 6 months. In that time she cared for her dying Mother and buried her. My friends funeral is Friday I'd like to copy this and read it and letting them know it's not my poem but my feelings I can't seem to write..
    Thanks
    Eva

    Eva, New Caney, Tx Submitted 4/17/2013
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