Yesterday

I thought about you yesterday
And tears ran down my face
As I remembered all the memories
That can never be erased

Though it was two years ago
Every now and then
Something makes me think of you
And of what might have been

I remember all the good times
The laughter and the tears
Memories that warm my heart
When I look back on those happy years

But every time I remember
My heart begins to ache
Those special times weren't real for you
Your smile was just a fake

You thought that no one loved you
Your heart was breaking inside
Your soul was crying tears
That you tried so desperately to hide

And then I remember that morning
The words ring in my head
"Sit down, we have bad news for you,
Keri, Devin's dead"

I wept so bitterly over you
I cried for your hurt inside
I knew it was no accident
I knew you committed suicide

I cried that you had hurt so much
And cried that you died alone
I cried because I blamed myself
I cried because I should have known

It's been a couple years
I get stronger as time goes by
I try to put the past behind me
And forget you chose to die

But then something makes me think of you
And of that tragic day
And I still remember...
Remember like it was yesterday

By Keri, Copyright Keri 2001
In loving memory of her dear friend: Devin Day (02/02/83-01/06/99)
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