So Many Souls Departed

So many departed
Torn away from us
Their souls
Taken into
Another place
Where only God
Can reach

Oh, so many souls, departed
And we, who are left behind
Grasp feebly at the tendrils of what is left
The memories of times past
Lingering thoughts
about what should have been
What could have been
Trying to entice life back
into an existence of their being

Oh, how feeble this attempt
For we must remember
That we are man and not God
Yet pain and sorrow
Often depletes sanity from the mind
Sometimes leaving
Insanity knocking
Fervently at our door

But be strong, oh thou
For strength is a power
that resides within more
than heart and soul
a determination of mind, body and spirit
an inner peace and belief in God
it’s our past, our present, our future
wrapped up in the belly of experience

So many souls departed
And may they all rest in peace

Now Our Angels


ESTHER AUSTIN@ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 27TH NOVEMBER 2006
DEDICATED TO MY SISTER DEBORAH WHO PASSED AWAY ON 22ND NOVEMBER 2006