Remembrance

For this poem, write about someone you love who has passed away. This can be a family member, friend, or even a person you never knew personally. It could be a music artist, someone famous, or anyone from the past. As long as it’s someone who had a profound influence on your life or someone you loved for some reason or another. Here’s my example for a music artist who helped me through tough times and gave me great joy at other times. Someone who touched my heart:

Chester – From Linkin Park – Singer, Songwriter

A voice for the voiceless

A beautiful voice

A relatable scream

A metalhead’s dream

Lyrics for the lost

Hope for the hopeless 

Abused and broken

A heart outspoken

Anthems to hold on to

Sonnets to cry to

Connected to the core of his being

The only concert worth seeing

Before my first show

He decided to go

Now our worlds left in shambles

Grieving an artist we knew as a close friend

How strange it is to see the dark consume a light

A light reminder we’re made to fight 

Pondering his fate is a heavy weight

I needed his lyrics to get me through

I related to his angst and misunderstood torture

Him and I could relate to our abusive nurture

Encouraging others was our lives put to use

Kindness and love are strong motivators

But a sentiment without truth cannot sustain

The void inside still remains

Lost and broken I turned to God

He showed me His truth was not a façade

Now I’m grounded in unchanging Love

God fixed me with lyrics and hope from above

I forever miss Chester

A voice of an angel

But now I’ve moved on

And have a steadfast Anchor