" i love you" she whispers softly.
she touches his face, then looks away
he is so peaceful, so innocent.
why was his life taken away?
why was he never given the chance to dream?
why was he never allowed to receive a diploma?
he was never allowed to finish his teenage life.
friends look on, tears rolling down their faces
his smile had touched each one,
his love, his life, would never be forgotten.
he meant so much to so many
yet, he never really knew how much
so many statements went unsaid
so many feelings left unrevealed.
she looks again as they close the casket
the words she whispers now,
fall upon unhearing ears.
she never told him the true feelings
she'd kept forever in her heart
"i love you" she whispers again
"i wish i'd told you sooner."
the casket closes and her heart skips a beat.
her heart hurts and the tears fall.
a love left untold--buried forever.
(this poem is dedicated to my friend who lost her boyfriend jason...rest in peace jason and never forget that emily loves you so much even though you are gone).
