Love Poem: The Passing
Matthew Brackley Avatar
Written by: Matthew Brackley

The Passing

There is so little time, 
this life running out 
So many people to see, 
no doubt 
For life is leaving me 

This new dimension 
All to give 
This new situation 
Not long to live 

This armour stripped day by day, 
leaving the vulnerable you 
You don't have time 
and you know it too 
The words you want to say 

This anguish, 
so little time, 
every day, 
an extra wish 

This fragility, 
like glass, 
are shattered 
Its finality, 
only the love mattered 

So little time to spare, 
for the things to say 
straight from the heart 
For, you do care 
You must say today 

Furious anger 
at your weakness 
There is so little time, 
you must say today 
For there is no tomorrow 
only sorrow 

This thing eating you, 
powerless to stop 
Hurts too 
The people left behind, 
love is blind 

This pain hard to take, 
but you learn to fake 
So little time 
The things you want to say 

This pain won't go away 
Growing day by day 
Agonising so 
The pain you face 
You feel so low 
The pain you bear with grace 

This hope has gone 
The family weep 
The big "c" has won 
Inwards they turn 
In too deep 

This final goodbye 
This release from pain, 
the family sigh 

This pain borne for so long 
with strength and foritude 
inpired us all 
For you walk tall 
You did no wrong 

So little time to spare 
So little time for words to say 
but we knew you cared 
Pain day by day 
Your message sent 
But I knew what you meant 

When you went 
Your message sent 
I knew what you meant 
Spirit to fly 
The family cry 

So little time 
The family know 
One day........... 
we all say 

Our lives ...so short 
So small, 
yet dying affects us all 
but we are caught, 
for our time is short 
These battles fought 

So little time to spare 
Live for the day 
So many words to say 
This hour glass, 
running out fast 

So little time 
So much love 
So much to give 
Not long to live, 
before you are taken, 
you are not forsaken 

The gentle passing 
you have been taken 
your soul taken into god's care 
you are not forsaken 
no time to spare 
but the loved ones left behind 
do care 

no words are spoken 
your spirit awoken 
your spirit to fly 
no pain 
we will see you again 
the gentle passing 
hourglass shattered 
only love mattered 
on this passing