They Have Departed

By HeadpatSlut

They Are Departed

Here I sit, I'm here alone-
With Sorrow that I've always known-
we won the battle, lost the war-
My closest friends draw breath no more.

This place is where we laughed and sang-
Defiant when the church bells rang-
This run-down place is barely stable-
And here I sit at our old table.

Next to the window in the back-
Of this old decaying shack-
Here we talked about tomorrow-
And now all left of us is Sorrow.

We fought to win our right to Dawn-
Now all my friends are dead and gone-
Inside, outside, all the same-
The Light we fought for never came.

The Gods just wouldn't let me die-
And join my friends up in the sky-
I'm forced to live, but broken-hearted-
My friends are dead, they have departed.

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Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Filed under: "Depressed" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

When my friend Raymonds died, and his sister who I loved, killed herself a few days later, I was copletely alone. This is the first thing I wrote afterwords.

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Comments on "They Have Departed"

A former member wrote: beautiful...well done
On Thursday, August 18, 2011, Salum (20) wrote:

i've witnessed so much death in my life. i could feel every emotion in your writing, the tears were flowing as soon as i started reading.
On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, DarkDruidess (326) wrote:

Drenched with sadness...well done. *bows*
A former member wrote: Beautiful... I really feel this piece, it's deep... Love it... So much power.
A former member wrote: Great job! Well written, I enjoyed it very much.
On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, Deaths Apostle (65) wrote:

This actually got to me...Good write...Sorry for your losses
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, lupus tenebrae (872) wrote:

I sympathize, such a heartbreaking write, that was very good, and such things are so hard to talk about, let alone write, thanks for sharing such an emotional piece.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Dilated View (583) wrote:

That's a really heavy tribute to read. Very sorry for your losses. The poem had great rhyme and flow and overall was written very well. Crushing.