The Greatest Sadness

A life now gone, forever no more
Taken by the person on whom,
It was so, preciously bestowed upon
The reason never understood,
Unless having there once stood

At first, the mind-numbing, utter shock
Then endless, unanswerable questions
The grave sense of confusion, guilt and anger,
A whole wrath of conflicting, unhelpful emotions,
To this, the saddest of all preventable reactions

A bitter reflection of an out of touch, uncaring society
A hungrily hounding, headlining, money driven economy
Having higher priorities over the well-being of others you see
Showing wilful neglect, leading to this final end, so untimely

Whose only ever half-hearted response is to,
Numb and dumb down any despairing reaction
Leading to greater hopelessness and increased isolation
No longer seeing any way out or where to fast forward
Until, finally reduced to taking the ultimate decision
To leave, without knowing any worldly remaining reason

A life now gone, never to return
Never to reach its natural conclusion
Without ever knowing its full potential
And for which, we shall forever mourn

Be Kind