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To My Dear Friend: A Poem About Losing Someone You Love
A poem about losing a dear friend — a letter in verse that honors their spirit, keeps their lessons close, and holds the love that doesn't leave.
Some poems are for the person who’s still here. This one isn’t.
To my dear friend
Who is no longer here
I promise to remember you
And keep your lessons near
Your energy was pure
Your spirit: as free as a dove
I’m grateful to have had you
And to have experienced your love
You were there when I needed a friend
And I knew you really cared
Your wisdom was timeless
Enjoying life, never scared
You lived life to the fullest
More than most can say
I just wish we could chat once more
One last talk to brighten the day
Grief eventually stops being only an absence. It becomes partly an inheritance — the lessons, the gestures, the way of moving through a room that you keep doing because they used to do it.
I just wish we could chat once more. We probably always will.
— JTC