I'm so angry
A funeral poem for someone who needs help to cope with the anger of bereavement, or the anger sometimes felt towards the person who has died, or anger against god.
I'm so angry that you left me,
For you said you never would.
And I thought that that meant, “never”,
And I thought that that was good.
If you didn't mean your promise,
it should never have been made.
I'm bereft and broken hearted,
So angry and afraid.
I now know you couldn't help it,
And your life just drained away.
But I'm angry you were taken,
And God wouldn't let you stay.
I've a right to feel so angry,
I've a right to feel afraid.
'Cos you said you'd never leave me,
Or your presence never fade.
I'm afraid that if the anger,
Or the fear should ever go.
I would feel so sad and empty,
So I want you all to know …
I'm so bloody, f...ing angry.
It's not fair and it's no good.
For you said you'd never leave me,
And I thought you never would.
© 2010 Dick Underwood
