If I Had Known

If I had known then I would have been there for you, I would have held you to the end. I would have sung songs of sweet surrender until your soul was free again.

I would have made your days more sunny, I would have talked you through the rain. I would have been there to the end, my friend, had you just called my name.

I couldn’t know what you were feeling, you kept it all inside. If I had felt your desperation, I would have eased the pain.

You always wore a smile, no matter how heavy your heart had become, and I’ll always remember you happy because that it how I get by.

Now you are free and I hope you spirit soars, but I’d only wish I’d been there to hold you through it all.

This poem was originally published on Expertscolumn. You can read the original at: http://expertscolumn.com/content/poem-if-i-had-known

Poem: When I Am Gone

When I Am Gone

 When I am gone I’ll send you snowdrops, tulips, roses and daffodils too. The spring will always bloom even though I can’t be there with you.

 In the summer, I’ll send you clear blue skies and sunny days that will never end. I’ll be the bird that swoops down and calls your name then ascends to the heavens again.

 Come autumn, I’ll send you showers to wash away your pain and I’ll leave a blanket of leaves and acorns so when you walk along our path, you’ll know that that I have walked there with you.

 In the winter, I’ll send you snowstorms and dark and endless nights. I’ll send you wild winds and restless days till you are ready to be free again.

 The come the next spring time, once the last year has gone, you’ll learn to live again, my friend, once the seasons have all passed.

 A version of this poem was originally published on Expertscolumn. You can read the original by going to: http://expertscolumn.com/content/poem-when-i-am-gone