Couldn't Say Goodbye (for Kurt Cobain)

by Holly... Cancer - Not entered

<font color=maroon><font size=4>I can't say I know what you were going through
                         But I know you had to go

                        What were your last words?
                    Peace, love, empathy, Kurt Cobain
                      And that was the end... that's it?
                     You left something out before that
                      I know the words weren't there
                         So where are they now?
                   Only in your soul... out of my reach?
            Or perhaps they fill my room when I play your songs
             Or were they cries for reasoning in this madness?
                       Maybe simply cries for death
                       To come and take you away
                                It sure did!
                         But it doesn't matter now
                       The words just weren't there

           Didn't anybody ever tell you that you meant something
                     That you were somebody's hero...
                             Someone's daddy

                         And I know you had to go
                        But I couldn't say goodbye
                     Just like your lost Frances Farmer
                       You can relate then - RIGHT?

               Sometimes goodbyes are worse than bullets

                         Didn't they ever tell you?
                 Or did you plug your ears in selfishness?
                           No, that's not like you
                         So why didn't you know?
                            Can you hear me?
                    I often talk to you... and cry for you
                        But I couldn't say goodbye

                             And your voice...
                       The serene voice of an angel
            Still fills my mind and embraces my soul to this day

                         And I know you had to go
                       But you will never fade away



Reason for writing:

    I miss Kurt to this day...   I loved the guy!    

Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1997-11-07 20:39:45
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:39:48
Poem ID: 48150

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