When Someone We Know Dies Poem by Jim Yerman

There is no cure for the sorrow we feel
(It's one reason that we cry)
no antidote for the pain
when someone we know dies.

We immediately wonder why her…why now…
how we would have loved just one more day
one more moment…
one more memory
when someone we know passes away…

Our mind flashes back to certain moments…
wonderful memories we linger on
as the joy we feel for having known her
mixes with the sadness that she's gone.

Our memory happily jumps back and forth.
We give thanks she was ever sent to us
and we hope and pray she understood
everything she ever meant to us.

We couldn't have created a better friend
If we had planted seeds ourselves then grown her
and we know our lives will never be the same
and we are better people…having known her.

So we are content to grieve a moment…
knowing in our hearts she wouldn't mind…
knowing the sadness we feel today
will acquiesce to the joy she left behind…

Yes, today we'll allow sorrow to envelop us
we'll linger in our tears a while
knowing in the future
every time we think of her
with every memory…
we'll smile.