Read Between the Lines

For Diane Jonasson

Let strength be your wings and soar high above the clouds of freedom and hope.
A safe place where no earthly pain can find you. You are safe from your suffering.
Your friends surround you and hold you close because we have faith that you will overcome.
We will never cease be your support you and never stop giving unending care.
We are your shoulders to cry on and the ones who will never give up on you.
Hold on because your hope and strength will never be defeated.

Would you miss me?

Would you miss me?

Have I impacted the people I have meet to the point where they would grieve me?

I have been sad, lonely and I wish I had the courage to leave

But I must ask before I go

Would you miss me?

But how could you, for many do not know the real me,

You know the disguise,

One I have built up to keep myself safe,

Safe from the hurt.

I’m afraid that if I showed the real me,

I would not be accepted,

But instead faced with the bitter hurt of rejection.

So how could you truly miss the me you do not know.

If I left could you ever miss me?

How could you ever know me?

But if you were one of the few who did know me

Would you truly miss me?

Could anyone truly care about me if they truly knew me?

Because if you could and would,

Then I might stay.

My Friend

My friend,
Though you have gone from this world,
To live amongst the clouds,
I know you are free from your troubles,
But even though,
I must let you know,
That I will miss you forever.
Your spirit will live on in the memory of all who called you friend.
When I look to the stars I will see your shining face as one of them,
And though we shed tears now,
Your memory will never cease to bring a smile to our faces.
I pray that you are safe.
And know that our love for you will last for eternity.
Through the years when you are gone,
I will never forget your face and loving smile,
And please know,
You will never be gone from my heart.