Saying Goodbye Poem by Malikah Awan

You are forever gone,
Leaving me to do nothing
but mourn
the death of someone held so dear,
made by the world to seem so mere.
As if you were just another statistic,
By the next day, they'd forget
And be having a picnic.
Whilst my mind struggled to comprehend
how to deal with the loss
of such a close friend.
How to honour your name
in a way it would feel you were here
just the same.

People die everyday.
Bringing more pain
than words can say.
Every day people are forgotten,
as their corpses rotten,
By their friends
like the world taught 'em:
to grieve and forget,
forget they ever met.

Your death becomes another story.
Even though you meant much more to me.
Your memory fades,
By the passing of the days.
I worry that I will forget your face,
I worry someone will steal your place.


As the days pass by,
they expect me to accept your death
And be okay.
But my heart still aches for you
in every way.
I vow to grieve for you
every day.
For acceptance would mean saying goodbye.
Acceptance would mean taking away
What's left of your life.