The pain of loosing someone can easily come at a young age

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Teen Poems about Life

Goodbye
As I walked into the high school,
People were watching us.
But I didn't notice now.

I walked over to you,
I touched your sweet face.
I tried not to cry, but the tears
they were always there.

I tasted the tears of anger and sorrowness,
I tried to tell myself it was all a bad dream -
But then I realized that dreams
aren't supposed to hurt you.

As I leaned over,
I whispered into your ear,
I love you.

Then I put the flowers on the casket,
And I quietly walked out saying,
Goodbye.
59 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • Eva
    This poem touched me and it made me cry i felt like if it had happend to me. I like this one the most. Its great.
  • Victoria
    It made me cry. Great Job
  • jess
    this touched my heart as 2 weeks before me and my bestfriend were meant to start high school she and her family died in a terrible car accident. its exactly how i felt. peace to you.
  • Antonia
    Hey My Names Antonia, And On Christmas Eve 2006 i Lost My Best Mate, No words can describe how i am feeling at the moment, but it is good to know that i am not alone in the way i am feeling. I just want to be able to get through this and by reading some of these poems it is helping ease the pain.
  • Jessica
    i love this poem it is so sad and i am soor that happen that happend to me too sorry
  • juju
    i liked this poem cause i know how you really fell because i have been in that kind of problem. it made me cry.
  • liz
    I really like this poem. it is very chilling
  • Luke
    this is a very touching poem.
  • aubrey
    this is a verry touching poem. it has alot of feeling and i think is great.
  • Godslilgurl
    This is a good poem it made me think of someone I didn't get to say good bye to which hurts me the most God bless keep writing
  • ingmar
    sigh. life is delicate indeed
  • Kayla
    It touched me, because I once tried to commit suicid once. It shows that you taking your life hurts the ones that love you. I quite understand that befor tis poem makes me understand it better.
  • Eli
    Hey Jessica, well i was just on diz website cuz im suppose 2 look 4 a poem i really like and present it to my class, and i read yours and it made me cry! Might as well choose this one.
  • sabrina
    wow!i loved your poem. i lost my best friend on september 11 due to a forwheeler accident. we spent everyday together unless one of us was sick then we stll gave each other get well cards or something to that matter. when i read this it made me think of her right away. and all the laughs and great memories we got to share for thirteen years. your poem really touched me. its wonderful!
  • cheree
    I'm 14 and I just recently lost my really good friend in a car wreck. I can really relate to this poem because I went through the same things.
  • amy
    it was insarational,sad and true. although it is difficult to express sadness,in a poem it just shows so much character.
  • Brandy
    this poem is awesome. I just lostone of my close friends she was in a car accident so i really know where your comin from. thanks
  • brittany
    i love you poem it is sweet and i like it i give it a 20
  • Tears
    it is painful to lose some one but no matter what as long as we don't forget them then they are never lose in some way as we can alway find them in our heart.
  • andrea
    that was a sad poem i almost died from suicide
  • chloe
    i cried when i read this poem it reminded me of what it was like to lose my towo children because of an awful case of cancer it made me remember their smell the way they looked the way that dillon had a lisp and would say at the age of 2 dilly want a suice and the way that sally would cry before it rained to warn me to get the washing inwhen she was 1 i miss my darlings alot they died a year apart from each other and i now have the same cancer they did but am slowly recovering any one who has had a child pass away will know how i feel about this poem it is a great poem and every time i read it it will remind me of my two wonderfully beautiful children
  • Kristin
    hey, ur poem is really good. i have to give you alot of gratitude. i write poetry myself. i know wut its like to loose someone you love in a blink of an eye. well keep the good work up ! peace out
  • laura
    this poem touched my heart, i have never lost anyone but i felt your pain and sorrow with only fewer words!
  • Andrea
    This reminded me about losing one of my friends at a football game. he died almost a year ago.
  • Jodi
    This poem is awesome. I read it and couldnt help but to shed a tear. It reminded me of a friend I lost Easter day of '99. Thank you for saying what I could not. Keep up the good work, Jessica. I look forward to reading more of your works.
  • Kim
    Oh My GoD. tHaT pOeM iS sO sAd!
  • Jacki
    I thought it was a great poem because i know how it is to loose a best friend at a young age Jackie
  • Crystal
    This poem remined me of my b/f funeral. I told myself that it was not real even when I was looking at him in his casket I didn't belive he was gone. He passed away 2 days after my b-d,and 3 before his. He has been gone for all most 7 months and I still think I'm going to run in to him some where,but I know he is still with me in my thoughts,my dreams,and my heart. Keep your head held high and keep their memory alive no matter what.
  • mary
    this poem is awesome. i cried when i read it. only because it made me think of when i lost my best friend to suicid last year. death is hard. even harder when ur right there when he did it. this poem brings out all the feelings i have never said or even knew i felt. keep on writing cuz this poem is off the hook!
  • Alisa
    Very good poem Jessica. I really liked it, sweet and short and very sad.
  • melissa
    That was a good pome it made me think of my mama i didn't get t tell her goodbye. that bought tears to my eyes thats a great pome.
  • Bridget
    When my mother died of breast cancer, I was only in fifth grade. I love your poem because it described how I felt. I could totally relate to it. And when I read your last two stanzas. I started to cry because that's exactly what I did at her funeral. Great job Jessica! Keep writing :-)
  • ashley
    this was really good it gave me the chills..i liked it alot
  • Bell
    This poem was really good, you don't expect the ending to be the way it is. This a poem that almost everyone wil take to heart
  • m|zZ
    Good god...i never thought i would ever read such a poem that made me dumbstruck.As i can see,u brought out meaningful messages to lots of people,including myself.
  • Chelsey
    This is a veary nice poem i have no had this happen to me butI wish the bst for the people it has happend to .Good luck and best wishes
  • Carrie
    I love this poem. It reminds me of going to my best friend's funeral. He died in September of '99 and I still remember the funeral like it was yesterday. He was only 16.
  • cherry
    So sad! it really mad me cry it a really sad poam and it describes how the person felt it brought a tear to my eye.
  • Lauri
    You brought me tears with that one. There's alot of feeling in it and it's good.
  • jason
    I love it
  • jason
    this poem gave me a tear in my eye and reminded me of when i lost the love of my life. Please Keep up the good work.
  • kim
    Good bye was one of the best poems I have read and I can relate to it a lot
  • darren
    real strong poem
  • Minna
    Hey~ My dad died of colon cancer I didn't get to say good bye dad.
  • ALAY
    THIS POEM REMINDS ME OF MY COUSIN SHE DIED WHEN SHE WAS 16YRS OLD. I MISS HER SHE WAS MY BEST FREIND AND WHENEVER I FEEL SAD I LOOK AT THIS POEM I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JESSICA FOR HELPING ME GET CLOSURE.
  • stephanie
    hey i love this poem it reminds me of a few friends that were killed in a fire and car accident. it really touched me and made me cry
  • Butterfly1601
    Hey! This poem reminds me of my my good friend's funeral in December. It brought tears to my eyes. Keep up the good work.
  • Bethany
    SO SAD
  • miss
    hi! your poem was great!
  • chrissy
    this says excactly how i feel! i just lost a VERY good friend of mine! and i want to say this is a GREAT poem.
  • Tony
    hey, this poem touched my heart immensely... its like putting what i am feeling into words exactly. two students in my school have died in the past week, and this poem has helped me put this whole tragedy into context... thank you.,..
  • NICOLE
    very good, I'm sorry for your loss! I lost someone at a young age and it all came back when I read your poem, it helps not to forget but to remember. This will always help you to remember. Your lucky you can express yourself. You'll help others remember aswell. Good job!
  • Sarah
    I'll get right to it. This poem made me cry. It expresses simply the feeling of losing someone. I lost my uncle when I was 14, I am now 16. It feels like just yesterday.. I love this style, and the emotions it invoked. Thank you for your work
  • Meghan
    A friend of mine died yesterday and I'm not sure how I'm really going to cope. Another friend of mine died in October of '99. After I read this poem, I realized that this author touched upon a subject very rarely touched upon. I want to thank her for letting out some of the feelings I am experiancing. I read this poem over and over again, waiting for the tears to fall. They poured out of my eyes. I just want to tell this girl, thank you, thank you so much for writing this touching piece.
  • RYAN
    IT MADE ME GET A TEAR IN MY EYE!
  • Melinda
    I hope I never have to deal with this... God bless all of you that do...
  • Michelle
    Hey, I really liked this poem. It remined me of my Grandma's funeral. She only died in March, but it seems like shes been gone for forever.
  • Stacey
    This gave me a chill.
  • kim
    I really like your poem I undrerstand what your sayn I can really relate

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