Rest In Peace Poem by amanda leeseberg

A woman of intelligence and grace
I'll never again get to see her face.
Why did she go in such a sudden way?


I sit here wondering, wanting to know
was it her time? Was she ready to go?
With these painful tears running down my face
I hope she has gone to a better place.

What did she think as she started to die?
The hospital the last sight in her eyes.
Why was she taken from the inside out?
She was better than that, without a doubt.

As much as I wish that this wasn't true
I think, 'Was there something someone could do? '
For her final moments, I was not there
Did she think that it meant I did not care?

There aren't enough words to tell how I feel
I don't know how long this will take to heal
But eighty-seven years is a long life
She was the best mother, grandma, and wife.

Writing forever couldn't ease this pain.
I'm happy that the world is grey with rain.
My heart can't take this, my sobs loud and shrill
I'm gazing into a void I can't fill.

While another fresh bout of tears unfolds
I'm here with nothing and no one to hold.
There's solace and comfort knowing that she
at least lived long and happy as can be.

A person, a time, both beautiful past
The best parts of life never seem to last
As I wish, she goes to her final sleep
Grandma, may you rest forever in peace


To Millie Curaso she died on August 19,2007.