You Grieve For Yourself Poem by Francis Duggan

I recall a wise person to me once said
We grieve for ourselves when we grieve for the dead
We grieve for a love and a friendship to us lost
That to our feelings does come at a huge personal cost
Since feelings as such does not exist in the dead
They do not hear you sob when your tears for them are shed
You do weep for them for the good times knowing them you've had
Of our life's happier days the memories can be sad
You weep for yourself for a friendship from your life gone
But life is for the living and life does go on
The grief caused by loss from you will slowly fade away
Time is the great healer as some do like to say
You weep for yourself at your own personal loss
The death of your dear friend has become your grief's cross.