And Now That You Are Deceased Poem by Hebert Logerie

Dear beloved friend
And now that you're deceased
There is no more communication
Between you and me, since you’re no longer alive
You are hence in God’s hands
You who were so brave, chic, tender, and strong
I can only express a lot of grieving emotions.

I am very sad; things are not the same
The roses are hardly beautiful. I blaspheme
I cry and I miss you under this deserted sky
You dominate everything I do, you occupy my thoughts
You direct my actions, I cannot live without you
I'm scared. Now, there is no other choice.

Everything bugs me, everything annoys me: Sunset, sunrise, the church bells
The light of the moon, and even the laughter of The passerby
I'm no longer the same person, I'm like a lover
Who lost his fiancée. I am in mourning from the earliest chirping of the birds
Until the last chant of the roosters. I'm petrified,
I cannot eat. I can hardly digest my saliva
I cannot sleep without swallowing some pills
The days are long and difficult, and my life has totally changed.

Dear beloved angel
Since your last breath
Everything bothers me, there is no future
No excuses to smile
No reasons to laugh
Everything is different
The moon, the flowers, the children
The passerby and the merchants
I am also dead since you left.