Goodbye by Penny
God took you away.
It doesn't seem fair,
but in the back of my mind,
you will always be there.

You weren't a close friend,
but our paths did cross,
and your absence in this world,
is to me a great loss.

You were too young to die, and
too innocent to feel that pain.
Only heaven benefits,
because you it has now gained.

I may think of you a little less
with each passing day,
but your strength is something I won't forget,
you have changed me in a way.

I wish for you eternal peace;
that's what you deserve my friend.
I hope I lead my life well enough
to meet up with you in the end.
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I wrote this poem after a kid in my school died of cancer. His death made me realize how delicate life is. I know that my generation tends to have the mentality that we are invincible but I see now that we aren't.


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bubble This poem touched me a LOT. my Aunt died a couple years ago because of cancer and since then its been hard I always think of her. She was one of the greatest person's I know. and I MISS her a lot!I would give anything to have her back!SO ur not the only one out there I know how it feels. and I bet u would give anything to get that person back to. - khersten
bubble I think this poem was very touching to me. It was like so real to me. - amanda
bubble this was a real peice of work - sameer
bubble Hi, I just want to say, you are a great poet! I love this poem :) Really I do. I write a lot of poetry and songs, and by reading this poem makes me want to write more :) In the poem, what happened to the person in real life? It's quite a sad poem. Very Good though! :) Cya! Lisamarie - Lisamarie
bubble I really did like this poem it remined me of one of my friends that died. It makes me what to sit down and cry! - Amanda
bubble I cried when I read this. It reminds me of my boyfriend that passed aways 3 months ago and it just reminds me of all his friends and what they tell me and stuff about how he made a difference in there life. Great poem! - Ashley
bubble hey i really likeed ur poem i cryed my bestfriend died in a car crash at the age 21 this year in septmrber and he was so nice so dont give up keep writening poem u have great skills byb - stephanie
bubble it touched me very deeply - laura
bubble a kid in my school died from cancer too. And although he was not my best friend he was still one of the greatset people i have ever meet. - taylor
bubble Very good poem! I lost one of my friends last fall, he was my neighbour. that's why this poem really touched me. I would love to make a melody to it if that's okay with the author, penny. ehmm. If there's any spelling misstakes it's because I'm swedish, hehe. - Sofia
bubble I really liked this poem it really touched me, my cousin died about five months ago and this reminded me of her and kinda how i feel about it all. - crystle
bubble Wow, this poem is like my thoughts exactly. A few months ago someone I knew but wasn't close to committed suicide and I looked up to them--so wow! This poem definetly gets my vote as the best! - lucky
bubble this poem is just the best a girl that attended the same school as i do. had just past away on friday night along with her boyfriend. this poem brought a little closure to me even though we never reall y talked except in french class when we di d class work together - heather
bubble When i read this poem "GOOBEY" written by penny. It really touch my heart &my soul. - puneet
bubble it was good 4 realz. - maria
bubble very very good - nackera
bubble This poem is amazing I got chills when reading it. - Brittney
bubble i really like this poem i think u did a good job on wrighting this - nikki
bubble I really, really love this poem. Two years ago, this girl that I used to sit with at lunch died in a car wreck. I didn't really know her that well, but this poem reminds me of her so much. I love it. Keep writing awesome poems. - Sarah
bubble This is such a beautiful poem. - Sherree