'Don'T Waste Your Heart On A Dead Man' Poem by Linda Winchell

Don’t waste your heart on a dead man
You’ve still have a life of your own… to live.
It’s ok to let him stay… embedded in your memory
To feel the love… that his life did give.

But to mourn your days… and nights for him
Is not what he would really… want you to do.
But to get on… with getting on….
Is what you really need… for you.

Hanging on to his once worn clothing
His colognes…his brush…his hat.
They’re all just things… that will one day fade away
That’s where all of that is at.

Take his memory with you in your mind and heart
But let his spirit…go to rest.
Get on with the life ahead of you
It is really…what’s now the best.

Let God fill your heart…maybe with the love one day of another
Not keeping your head buried…
Deep underneath…your beds darkened forbidding covers.

In time…all wounds will heal themselves
Giving room… for much more of love to come.
Taking away life’s endless darkness
Giving room…in order to feel the warmth of the Son.

By: Linda Winchell
Copyright: 2009