Love Poem: Life Goes On
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

Life Goes On

Life does go on 
even if we still mourn
we have to learn to wipe
with our hands because 
soon all the paper towels are gone

Sometimes I don't know if I can face
this globe without you 
there is a hole in my heart 
that I will never be able to remove
so I'll call you my tattoo 
the skies the limit it's what you
always use to say
but it still pains me that your
up in that same sky today 

I walk with my shoulders high
same brown eyes of the solider
that lies 6 inches deep
the same eyes of the man
in the casket that I can no longer see
we all bleed for one reason or another 
and I'm still black it doesn't make any 
difference if my skin is vanilla 

I'm trying to make it to my dreams
I'll sling myself to the top like a propeller
even though nothing is as easy it seems 
they say when it rains it pours 
well I'd rather be wet than stuck 
in side not opening doors 

you swore you'd always be here
and I swear I can still hear you
that's why every now and than 
I look behind me it's as if your still
lingering in the air like mildew
I have yet to find someone 
who I could fall head over heels for
I guess being a daddy's girl you'll
always have my heart 
that's what it's here for 

I've had people slice and dice me
like apples and pears 
but I'm still here 
I learned that  
life does go on 
even if we still mourn 
so I wipe the tears away
and look forward to tommorrow
because I know it will be a brighter day.