Constantly thinking,
never to be the same.
The tears fall quickly
just hearing your name.
Silence is golden,
yet not anymore.
Silence brings thoughts
I just can't ignore.
The nights are sleepless,
dreams out of reach.
Crying in my pillow
to you I beseech.
Surrounded by family,
I still feel alone.
My heart is so empty.
This pain I must own.
I wish I could hug you
and just see your face.
But now I have memories
to stand in your place.
Gone but not forgotten,
that's what they say.
Of course that is true...
but if only you could have stayed.
This poem was very touching. I lost my sister on February 12, 2018. My family and I were at my grandmother's funeral services when my sister called and said she was not feeling too well. She...
If Only You Could Have Stayed
Published: March 2011
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My little sister, Non, died suddenly and tragically 8 months ago of viral myocarditis influenza b. She had just celebrated her 40th birthday and leaves a 9-year-old daughter, my niece, whom we are now caring for. Our loss as a family is indescribable. How could this happen? She was so full of life and an inspiration to so many. I miss her so much. Her heart failed....and my heart is forever broken from the loss of my beautiful baby sister and best friend.