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How well must you know someone
Questioning the depth of understanding required to feel deeply affected by someone's death.
To be upset by their passing
Asking whether the level of acquaintance influences the intensity of grief after their passing.
Does the sense of loss dissipate
Wondering if the feeling of loss fades away over time or if it remains eternal.
Or is it everlasting
Contemplating whether grief is everlasting and enduring.
I've never met with death before
Expressing lack of prior experience with death.
Usually a knock, this time a kicked down door
Describing the sudden and forceful impact of death, contrary to an anticipated gentle approach.
Am I forcing this sadness for a reason to write?
Questioning if the melancholy is being artificially induced for the sake of creating written content.
The few memories of you
Memories of the departed person haunting the speaker during sleepless nights.
Keep me up at night
Recounting regret for not spending enough time with the deceased.
I didn't see you enough
Recognizing missed opportunities to do more for the departed person in hindsight.
You weren't there as I grew up
Regret for aspects of the speaker's life that the deceased never witnessed.
In hindsight, I could have done more
Feeling estranged from the departing person while being present during their last moments.
There was so much of me that you never saw
Expressing a hope for forgiveness from the departed individual.
I felt like a stranger as you lay there
Recalling the scene of being with the departing person during their final moments.
And I hope that you'd forgive me
Expressing a wish for forgiveness from the deceased for feeling like a stranger.
I hope you'd forgive me
Reiterating the desire for forgiveness from the departed individual.
You lay there
Describing the position of the deceased person.
I sat by your side
Detailing the speaker's presence beside the departing person.
Your eyes began to open
Noting the departing person's awakening.
You looked me in mine
Direct eye contact between the speaker and the departing person.
You took my hand
The departing person holds the speaker's hand.
Told me to get home safe
The departing person wishes for the speaker's safety on their way home.
All I could say
The speaker reciprocates the departing person's concern.
Was I hoped you did the same
Expressing a similar hope for the departing person's safety.
I hope you are at peace
Expressing a wish that the departed person could witness certain events or occurrences.
Wherever you may be
Apologizing for the brevity of the departed person's time on earth.
I hope you got to see the boat come down the stream
Wishing for an extended duration of the departed person's presence among the living.
I wish your time with us was longer, I'm sorry
An expression of sorrow for the brevity of time spent with the departed individual.
I've never met with death before
Reiterating the unexpected and forceful nature of death.
Usually a knock, this time a kicked down door
Describing the abrupt and forceful nature of death's arrival.
Am I forcing this sadness for a reason to write
Ruminating on whether the grief experienced is genuine or contrived for artistic purposes.
The few memories of you
Recounting how memories of the departed individual disturb the speaker's sleep.
Keep me up at night
Reiteration of regret for not spending enough time with the departed person.
I saw myself in you
Recognizing similarities between the speaker and the departed person.
And I think she felt the same
Suggesting a mutual understanding or connection between the speaker and someone else regarding the departed individual.
I tried to give her comfort
Attempting to provide solace to another person grieving the loss, yet seeing their pain reflected on their face.
But her face revealed the pain
Observing the evident pain on someone's face despite efforts to console them.
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