RIP (poem)

Grief brings us together like nothing else
Far too young, far too loved to be taken by death
Too many dreams, too many hopes drawn on final a breath

Parties turn into funerals and a smile is replaced by teardrops
There is just so many tears, regrets of what you could have done
But in an instance it's too late, they're gone and you feel numb

If you'd known, maybe goodbye wouldn't be so hard, so hopeless
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun - we belong to God and to him we return
Yet still the pain is real, the hurt inside continues its tireless burn

Though we were not close, neither were we strangers
It seems from death an undeniable connection is sewn,
You had them there a moment ago and now you stand alone

You hear the same story again and again caught in disbelief
I'm so sorry for your loss, are you okay? May they rest in peace
Yet time continues, and when you look there's still a missing piece

I would like to tell you, things will get better soon...
But I've never been there, nor do I know how you feel
But I hope that with unconditional love and time, one day you will heal