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You Can Let Go Now

October 19, 2014
By Angel_Wing23 GOLD, Wolcottville, Indiana
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"You know what "Normal" is? A setting on a washing machine. No one wants to be that." - Ashley Purdy from the band Black Veil Brides said that and I am going to keep using this quote.

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Me sitting there praying that she will live longer,
With the tears about to roll down my face,
Holding her hand softly.

Not wanting to leave,
Sitting there not wanting her to go yet,
Me sitting there praying that she will live longer.

Family and friends wanting her to hold on longer,
Remembering the times that have come and gone,
Holding her hand softly.

Feeling her slipping away every minute,
Trying to hold onto the moments before there gone forever,
Me sitting there praying that she will live longer.

It’s ok you can let go now,
I will always remember you and till the time comes I know we will meet again,
Holding her hand softly.

You will always be watching over everyone,
I know you will get your wings,
Me sitting there praying that she will live longer,
Holding her hand softly.

© Shannon E., Glendale, AZ

The author's comments:

This poem was ment for my Great Grandma who passed away from a bone cancer that she had been fighting sence the 70's. She passed away a few weeks before my freshman year of high school. I hope some of you take the time out of your day and go and visit your loved ones. I feel regret for not going and visting as much as i should have. So please hold on to your loved ones for as long as you can. I will always remember what she said before she died. She said, "Love is red." I will never forget what she said.

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bourgeoisiehater GOLD said...
on Jan. 26 2015 at 9:53 pm
bourgeoisiehater GOLD, Weaverville, North Carolina
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Gave me goosebumps :) I love those kind of poems
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on Jan. 24 2015 at 10:12 pm
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This was beautiful
Angel_Wing23 GOLD said...
on Dec. 31 2014 at 3:46 pm
Angel_Wing23 GOLD, Wolcottville, Indiana
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Thanks I wrote it my Freshman year of High School which was like last year lol :)
the3rdkind GOLD said...
on Dec. 31 2014 at 3:33 pm
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woww.. powerful. I liked the repetition of "holding her hand softly"
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This is absoultey amazing, I am so speechless. Believe me no one does that except a couple of people on here.  Keep on writing this is a sad and amazing poem, this is amazing. I feel so bad  for your lost of your great grandma, especially on bone caner. My Grandma died today, So I am sad too also. I hope you get better, I pray to god you get better. You shouldn't fel bad for not visitng her, that is your choice, if you had the chance next time you ould have visit her. You never know what you have in till you lose it. You great grandma will live through memories, in your mind and heart. Okay gt better. Great work _angel of chaos.