The Last Poem Poem by Herofil Olarte

I pushed her hair away from her face
She slept for hours
It was even colder than before
Shuddered in the darkness

Staring, hoping for her to get well
All through my life she stood by my side
Every time I fall telling me it would be alright
Just get up and start to fight

Tears fall as I’ve watched the sky
Calling her name almost every night
Asking God why she took her away by my side
Now I’m alone in the coldest of the night

Do you still remember?
When we had our first tea together
We sat along the river and talk like forever
Not a care in the world as long as were together

You made me stop smoking
Although I pop a few cigarettes
While you were sleeping
Ok, I admit drink a bit too when your snoring

Like the last red streaks of sunset
Little by little you fade without goodbyes
Oh, how I miss the way you smile
Even today, I’m wishing you survived

I wandered in my darkness agony
For life once I lived filled with cruelty
Like a bag of tea hanging at the edge everyday
And for that, I am very truly sorry

I want you to know
Even do you’re no longer here
I kept my promise every morning
To write poems even do it doesn’t rhyme

Now, our child is growing up
Good looking and very much healthy
I told him stories about you and me
And how you lived your life yesterday

Even he just smiled at me
And says waaddahhh dohhdohh
I know he misses you
So much more than I do

It’s been years now
My hands got tired in doing so
It doesn’t mean I’m cheating you
No one can replace the real you

You know how much I loved you
But every sunset comes a new sunrise
And at the end of our rainbows
I must learn to grow and to let you go

My last poem is forever yours
For this heart of mine
Must belong to someone new
Goodbye my love.