She Is Gone (He Is Gone)
“You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived
You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
Or you can be full of the love that you shared
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday
You can remember her and only that she is gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.” ~
David Harkins ❤ 😀
This poem is deeply inspiring to me. What the author suggests can be so difficult but it's worth the struggle and some occasions will be easier than other occasions. The poem can be comforting in grief but also apply to life in general. It's very hard to put a positive spin on death, grief, tragedy, and loss. But it is possible to see a glimmer of hope and light in it. And often necessary to aid in healing.
And with life in general, it's good to remember there's often a bright side to even the most unfortunate situations and if not we can create one. If we still just cannot see a positive side to something itself, we can focus on other good things there are in life in general. This doesn't cure all problems but makes them easier to bear and just brings joy into our hearts in the midst of the sorrow.
I just love this poem! ❤ ❤ ❤
My heart goes out to all who struggle with grief, heartache, and loss of a person or pet, depression or physical pain/sickness. ❤ ❤ Grief is one of the worst kinds of pain someone can experience. I don't think there's anything worse whether it's the loss of a human or animal friend. And chronic pain conditions whether physical or depression can also be extremely difficult to handle.
Like the poem says though, for all those lost, let's smile because they have lived. Let's carry their love and light in our hearts always.
Death cannot take away the love we have for them and the love they had for us.
Let's smile for them, love for them, live for them, and keep them alive in our memories forever. ❤ ❤ Let’s display some of their positive qualities whenever we can.
And for any problems we have, let's do whatever it takes to see that light glimmering in the darkness. Even when it's just a faint flickering.
Look at the vastness of all the darkness of a midnight sky, it seems never ending, all the blackness. But just one small star is bright enough to shine through it all.
“Into the darkness I fade. May my light lead me through.”
“The light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion. The tunnel is.”
Much love & light to you, always. ❤
Xoxo Kim
A Dose of Inspiration 
Love this, Kim. You are wise for one so young. The first time I saw this poem was after a good friend’s death to cancer in June. As much as I miss her (sometimes it aches so) I know the words in this poem are true and she would be laughing here beside me, even if only in spirit.
Thank You so much for your sweet comment. I’m sorry to read about the loss of your good friend. Sometimes my grief for people/animals I have known who died, seems unbearable but I often remind myself while experiencing the sadness and missing them, I can also be thankful they lived and that I have known them. It brings consolation to think of all the good things that happened to them, all the smiles and laughter and love. Yes, it’s so great to remember that those we have lost would be laughing with us right now, it’s very comforting. This poem is a beautiful reminder. ❤ Thank You for reading. 🙂