I’m Letting Her Go

-I’m Letting Her Go-
by Keaton Foster



She’s dead
Killed by sin
Wicked from within
Stupid throughout
She made her choices
And for quite some time
She managed to live with them
No longer is that the case
I’d miss her if I could
But the truth be told
I didn’t even know her
Related by blood
Does not mean
Relation through interaction
Her and I had never spoken
Strangers in every way possible
Quite sad is the truth of our case
I wish it could have been different
But there was never a chance
For a difference to be had
I am here, at her funeral
I didn’t want her to be alone
I am the only one still standing
The only who knows she dead
The preacher speaks his mind
Spilling his standard diatribe
Warning no one of death
Reminding only me of mortality
He ends with a hearty Amen
Quickly I repeat
He turns and walks away
Leaving us truly alone
Here at the foot of her grave
She was my older sister
Born long before me
Both of our parents are dead
There is no one else but me
I am the last of our name
The only one who remembers
I’m sad to see her go
But in many ways I know
That she is no longer suffering
I’m letting her move on
Not by my choice
But by her very own
She chased release
Through addictive means
In time she paid the price
She had to know that her life
Would come to this
She never reached out
And to be fair and true
Never did I
I will regret that
Now that I cannot change it
She’ll regret nothing
She is deceased
Dealt in by her choices
And the vices she couldn’t control
I’m letting her go
Free to rot in the ground
Free to soar through the sky
Such a choice is not hers or mine
Such a choice is God’s alone
And certainly he has already made it
Maybe in time I’ll see her again
Then again, maybe I won’t
Either way I guess matters none
I loosen my grip
The handful of dirt slips
I whisper a solemn goodbye
I’ll miss you sister unknown
For a time I know I’ll be sad
Then one day
I know that I won’t…


I’m Letting Her Go
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2014.