Farewell Old Friend

Today we lost our beloved friend Afsaneh. I wrote this poem as it’s therapeutic and it helps me cope better. I hope it is therapeutic to read it as well. BTW, her name meant fairy tale.

FAREWELL OLD FRIEND

A broken heart

A river of tears

An empty space

This can’t be real

Our angel has gone

To spread her wings

Gone to heaven

To join her peers

Grief-stricken

From head to toe

Why is she gone

Yet we’re still here

We’re going to miss

Her beautiful soul

Her contagious smile

Her humble ways

Her warm embrace

Her intelligence

Her generosity

Her authentic spirituality

Her steadfast loyalty

Her undeniable purity

Her engaging personality

Gentle and kind

To friend or foe

Only had one face

Never hurt a soul

Ever since we knew her

As little kids in school

A circle of light

Shined above her head

Everyone

Always equal in her eyes

Rich poor short or tall

She wore that halo

For all of us

So don’t fret don’t despair

Our beautiful angel

Just got her wings

But she’s not going far

Somewhere up in the sky

Our guardian angel

Is watching over all of us

So our beloved friend

Our fairy tale

Save a spot in heaven

And for now farewell

…until we meet again