DEATH Poem: Lingering Shadows, by Rehan Meftah

I just came home at 4:47 pm
My head was hurting
The kitchen was a big mess
Food that has been left out
Just for couple hours
Looked like it has been out
for a couple of days
My head was pounding as if I got knocked out in the ring just like a boxer
My eyes were red from all the crying I did
Even though I wanted to cry more
All my tears got wasted
Just like a water fountain that has stopped working
I remember his smile that stretched for miles
That will make a thousand of people smile
Feeling a lingering sense of regret
Still appearing like a shadow
that never fades
That day was different
But all I did was pray
he’s in heaven

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