Dedicated to a Friend
By: C. Burns
Originally written 10/18/1994

This poem is written about Lacey Womack and how I felt in the aftermath of her death. I dedicate this poem to her memory and to all her friends and family whose lives were rocked that fateful day on December 18, 1993.

Depression hits as I sit and realize,
That I'm alone inside; empty throughout.
This smile and happiness is just a disguise.
I'm empty if you I'm without.

Some write of love and its hurt when ended,
But I'm not one of those.
I write about loe and in death it ended.
One writes best of what one knows.

It has been almost a year since that day.
I have come to almost put the pain behind.
Death came and took you away
And left me alone and sad; behind.

When the 18th and 19th roles around,
A tear may enter my eye,
Knowing you're 6 feet underground.
Wondering the answer to a question. Why?

Why does Death steal the ones we need?
It always seems to happen that way.
He always knows how to make the heart bleed.
He doesn't care and has nothing to say.

I wish I would've told her goodbye.
I wish I wasn't afraid to cry.
This depression happens now and again,
Because I miss a really dear friend.

Copyright © 2002 Christopher Burns

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