A Family's Pain

A Family's Pain

By Cori Collins
(Jeremy's Cousin)

Life is too precious to throw it away
Do not act of the impulse of right now
Tomorrow's gonna be another day
If you could only think it through, somehow.

If you could just see the pain in our eyes
Our hearts are hurting cause we all miss you,
And that day, it came as a big surprise,
We sit back and say, I had not a clue.

I still can smell that wonderful cologne.
It's good to be with family and friends
I know you didn't think we'd be alone
This is just the beginning, not the end.

You're in Heaven, which was always His will
And think of the lives He now will fulfill.

Cori wrote this sonnet for a school poetry project shortly after returning to Fresno, Calif., after Jeremy's funeral.

Last Updated August 3, 2008. Created January 24, 2000

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