Only One Life Poem by Loyd C Taylor Sr

"Where did grandma go and why haven't we
seen or heard from her in such a long time?
I remember how sweet and kind she was and
how we would play together. But, one day she
just left and I don't know what has become of
her. I wish if she loved me, she would at least
write, or call. But I never hear from her
anymore. I wonder if she still loves me. Maybe
she is famous now and too busy for me. What
if something bad happened in the night? "


"It's a terrible way to go, and I always hate to
see such human waste. Those marks on her
body reveal that she may be better off dead.
Why do people want to destroy their life like
this? It didn't have to be this way, for she had
resources and a support system. Why she chose
this way, beats me! Better turn her body over
to the city morgue since we can't locate family
members. Had she stayed clean, who knows,
she might have been spared this awful plight."


"We are gathered here today to celebrate the
life of our dear departed sister. Now in paying
our last respects, we would like to acknowledge
the contributions she made to those around her.
It is no doubt she will be deeply missed by the
many who knew her best. We know that she
was a wife, a mother, and a grandmother, but
their whereabouts are unknown. Now may God
grant rest to this weary soul and allow her
entrance as she ascends in heavenly flight."


"My child, my child; how often I tried to speak
to you and to pry my way into your life, but
instead, you refused to let me in. Daily I sent
my servants into your path to implore you to
turn… to turn to me before it was too late. Oh,
my child, your life was to be full and rich…
you were to enrich others. Yet you took the
precious life I gave you into your own hands
and wasted it. Now, standing here before me
sadly, I say, depart forever from my sight."