I miss him all the time and cry a lot. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February 2006. She passed just 12 days before she was to meet our great grandson for the first time. I've just read your post and I couldnt believe how close it is to my nightmare that I'm now living in. Sorry for your loss. 3. He wasn't the type to lay in bed or stay down. I get to remain in eternal grief. I refused to believe what the doctors were saying. .. love is eternal. I am blessed, thankful to have had him for so long. My God knows how much I cry for him. I just lost my husband 11 days ago in a tragic accident. I miss you so much! I'll always love him til my last breath. It was my first instinct as he was only 1 minute away in walking distance from our home. I do not want a replacement mateI want my best friend and soul mate back here beside me. After numerous tests and extras, we were told the pain in his should was the least of his problems - that he was in stage four lung cancer and had less than 2 months to live. The hardest thing I had to do was come home and tell our children, 16 &18, that their dad is never coming home. Sweet dreams Babe. A third party took him away from me, one I could not fight and it consumed him and claimed his life. In 48 hours the love of my life died. Get the Poem of the Day delivered right to your phone! After a 15 month battle with melanoma, God called my husband home on December 19, 2012. Love and miss you, Kevin. We share the same pain. We were together for twenty-five years. Life was wonderful and safe with him. Thank you for this wonderful poem. Then I'd had enough of seeing him suffer. He came to my aid when I phoned him as a result of a minor fender bender in our townhome development. He broke all stitches open. I can't seem to, as they say "get a life" yet. Tom is gone from my life. Darling you were ripped from our lives so suddenly before we had the chance to say goodbye or sorry for everything. 1. We had no life insurance. We have two small children together. Or all the riches that the East doth hold. Screaming desperately, I called 911 and sent my children to get my neighbor. I am so sorry for your loss. I have lost a son. I don't know how to do this. It can meddle with your work, and you may lose focus when you miss their smell, warmth around you, and touch. Waking up to an empty house and knowing that I am alone. Ty thoughts are with you. I did CPR until the rescue arrived, screaming his name, begging him not to leave me, but we never got him back. Like one who has had a limb removed, you constantly reach for the phantom lover. We promised each other that we will always be married to one another and that nothing and no one can separate us from our love for each other. Live on; all is well. My husband died February 19, 2017. She was diagnosed with cancer CA in 2009. I know I must keep going, but most times it feels impossible. My heart breaks for you. She was diagnosed only 2 days before our 2nd daughters wedding (she missed) in June. This is the third anniversary that he has been absent. I have lost two children in my lifetime as well. I feel so very sad, and I miss him every second of the day. He was killed one house down in my neighbor's yard on March 13th of this year trying to prevent an argument between two of our neighbors from escalating into gunfire and was shot from behind. Nothing can prepare you for the heartache of losing someone you love. We had been married 63 years and 8 months. May God bring comfort and hope to those who are still in their stages of grief, and may your memories sustain you in your darkest hours. As I read this poem over and over, it made me cry but also made me smile. Are you okay?" I lost my husband on the 24th of October last year after ten years of trying to have a baby. Can't help but feel guilty. It's the kind of heartache you can feel in your bones. In his case, it was for safety. Oh hell, where and how can I move on? Until then, I know he would have been proud of my strength. I will keep my husband always in my heart. I often imagine him walking through the door again and throwing our little girl in the air (as she had him wrapped around her little finger) and talking to our son about anything. Words can't express how much he is missed, not only from my life but from others, too. My heart aches every second of every day and struggle in fear to move forward. I began to pack up his things and next thing I knew a bed with rails came squeaking down the hall! I miss him so much, and I cannot come to terms with his death. God is always with us. He then fell back on me into my arms, seizing as I held him. I have given you my love, share it." I never could have made it without God. My heart aches for him every day, and I am so tired of hearing it gets better with time! BUT I can't get over the emptiness or the loneliness I feel without him by my side. "I wanna be with you again" is another beautiful I Miss You poem was written by a girl for his boyfriend who is in jail. I am in the heaven that you dream of. Were you touched by this poem? I miss him every minute of every day and I know life will never ever be the same. Here are some of the best ones. The doctor told me he was going to dive again and he would not recover. The killer has to this day not been arrested, but I am coming up on a grand jury hearing where my prayers of an indictment will be answered. I don't know what's ahead for me. I feel a number of different emotions, sadness and sorrow to anger and despair. By nightfall it takes me over. But there are days that I feel so lost and alone. I will keep my husband always in my heart. God bless and keep you both on this journey. Thanks for sharing your story & I will keep you all in my thoughts & prayers. Pray for you always.RIP. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee. My heart is shattered. I lost my husband of 13 years suddenly on March 15, 2019. He told me to speak at our children's weddings on his behalf and discussed with the girls who he had organized to walk them down the aisle when the time comes. He would have been 48 next month and was fit and healthy. He left such an imprint in the lives of so many people, especially mine. My husband was unresponsive when they got him at the Hospital, Doctors came out to tell me that he passed away. I'm really not sure if this pain can heal. The laughter has been silenced. This poem hits home that I miss him the most at night cause in the daytime our kids are with me and grandchildren keep me busy, but at night no one is here. I have lost the will to live and was sent home from the hospital and wasn't with him when he passed away. I lost my husband, soulmate, and best friend nearly three years ago very suddenly. A few days before he passed away, he smiled at us and that was when he had his last stroke and went into a vegetative state. I have found that as I seek the Lord for His purpose for the remainder of my journey in this life, just giving and sharing memories of his good qualities, healing began in my heart. My husband died on May 8, 2017. We prospered and moved out of our house after 30 years of making memories for country living. You decide the best way for yourselfno one else. I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold. I rushed home, but they went to the hospital; she was in a coma for three days then died. When people tell me "I'm sorry for your loss", he is not lost. He had had a massive heart attack. I lost my husband not even a month ago on April 7, 2020. It has been a long journey and at times had wished his memory and my husband would return and if this was not possible end the journey with Alzheimer's disease. Our children became brothers and sisters. He had a very short battle. He was 62 and I am about to be 50 in 3 weeks. Even now after over 3 years, I still suffer from losing her. Evans was a Victorian novelist. I'm so used to depending on him. He never was responsive after the surgery. Our children needed him, I needed him, all we have is each other. The pain is unbearable. I cry my silent tears. We were together 27 years. No signs other than a bad back for months. My husband passed away on Feb. 26, 2017. I really believe a piece of my heart went with him. After the loss of your mother, Mother's Day can be full of heartache. Three months after my husband passed away, (March 27, 2016) our cocker spaniel passed away as well. I do not wish this on anyone. We met in Europe. My husband too was hit by a driver under the influence on April 9, 2022 and was killed. There are no words to describe this pain. I lost my husband almost 7 months ago, and this is exactly how I feel. I am in the sun that warms you. No one else ever gave me that. We were devastated. We met in high school. I pray for God to take me so I can be with him. I'm still trying to make since of this. I have so much guilt because I didn't see how ill he was and he wasn't telling me because he didn't want to upset me. I lost my husband on March 14th of 2015. I feel like I can really feel my heart crying. I am lost without him. It is devastating and people don't know how to help. Lost, alone, no support. I'm an only child and my rock is gone. My husband died in April 2015 at the age of 72 from a stroke just like your dear husband. I cannot go to bed. I feel as if my heart will never stop hurting till I can see and be with him again. It was his heart. That's who he was - he always thought of my first. I lost my fianc January 4,2014. Geraldine, please tell me, has it gotten better after this time? I just wish you will always stay. I just keep praying for justice and then maybe I can see the light of continuing life without him. His GI doctor gave him orders for a gallbladder ultrasound. The silence is deafening. Today is our 36th wedding anniversary. Don't know how I am supposed to live without him. My wife died 12 years ago. I cry every day and can't believe . I made the choice for him to go in peace. PLEASE take care of yourself, and do NOT think about taking your life in order to be with your husband! We were making new memories. Our world crumbled. I'm empty. XO. I lost my husband of 43 years to aortic stenosis. I have been to groups and counseling but nothing eases the pain and loneliness. Grief has no timeframe and will go on as long as it wants. I can't explain the sorrow I feel. My life is so lonely without him. Now I'm lost. I have no words to express the emptiness I feel. This lemonade stand is closed. Close your eyes and remember his loving look he gave you or remember his little kisses and you will feel him. I think they want to make us feel better but don't know what to say. He had been riding bikes since he was 3. Massive heart attack. Tried to honor him and his trust in who he thought I was. He is such a lovely, caring, patient, giving and tender person. Believe it or not, reading those letters, I didn't feel so alone. We had 3 children together and now have 5 grandchildren. Maybe I could use some counseling. I have remarried happily, but I miss him every day and talk to him. 5. Paul adored Michael and looked at our son as the "apple of his eye." I wish you God's peace. While in the hospital he fell. He passed in his sleep. I don't even know how to feel. I'm lost, angry, depressed, scared, you name it. He also had a stroke in 2016, which impaired his left side beyond what ALS had done so far. I don't think I'll ever love anybody like I loved him!!! Missing your husband is bittersweet. The first was way back in 1982, and yet I still feel that pain and loss as acutely as if it just happened an hour ago! But they did not. I can't put into words how much he meant to me and our children and how much we miss him. I think I went crazy for a while because I wanted to find a way to bring him back alive! I feel so lost. I still need him! Sadly that clock stopped at 38 (this year 2 years after would have been the first big one-the 40 and how much I was always looking forward to that number!). Carol, I, too, am a quiet person and do not have many friends. Nothing will make it better. There are no words to explain the loneliness. Miss him putting his arms around me when we went to sleep. Some days I still get wet eyes for no reason, but life does really go on. I can't seem to leave the house except to go to the store when necessary. Hava. Advice? I lost my husband of almost 25 years on 2/12/19. How painful it was to slowly lose him day by day for years. I want nothing more but to be with him. I love you my beautiful Angel and I CANNOT wait to see that beautiful smile again!!!! I lost my husband on February 1st, 2017. We were married 10 years. Your words dropped into my heart like pebbles into a pool, Rippling around my breast and leaving it melting cool. He battled for 3 years. I cherish her so. We have been together 19 years. The shadows climb the wall. His health was worse as the days came and went. I am so sorry for your loss. I miss him so much. How does one move on from something like this? Then I thought of our grandchildren that we love so much. What makes Family Friend Poems collection of published poems special? Now I see a hint of new purpose unfolding as a flower petal captured on a camera lens, each day a hint more revealed. He was 53. But wait! And even if at times, I didn't get it, he spent the last seven years where he wanted. There are no time tables for how long you are supposed to grieve. I feel like I am competing sometimes with my mother in law as her failure to move forward at all for my boys means she hurts so much more. I lost my partner, Luke, the night of Jan 26, 2022. We thought we had all the time in the world to work out our problems. He was gone so soon. You melted my heart. I had never been married, he gave me the self confidence in myself to excel in my profession. I lost my husband almost a year ago to the date, June 23, 2019. Many people are missing someone this holiday season. I lost the love of my life, my soulmate, my best friend, lover, protector, caretaker and father to our two beautiful amazing daughters on February 5, 2019. He had battled different health issues since 2008. We were only 17 & 18 respectively when we married. I loved him since I was in high school and in love with him since we got married 15 years ago and we had happy wonderful life. All I know is one day we will reunite in Heaven. Most days I feel like I just want to be with him as it is next to impossible to push myself to move on. People have told me that I am strong. He is, and your husband is also. Not even going through it before prepared me for it. All the plans GONE. Tomorrow would be the 2nd month that my husband passed away, 19 days after being diagnosed with liver cancer. We began dating and married in October 2007. My remaining son and I just stood there and cried. I miss her. Know why you miss your husband It may sound silly at first glance, but there are many different reasons you may be missing your husband! For that I am grateful. Great poem!!! My son was the one who found his dad. Not a word, not an explanation, not a reason. Doctor said he passed away because of a heart attack. I have no pain in leaving. My husband had a sore throat and upset stomach. I was at work, and my son called me to tell my wife passed out. STOP! How would someone "get over" love anyway? Today I fare-welled him in a beautiful service. I know my friends are tired of seeing my sadness on Facebook. I will love and miss you forever, Paul. I don't know how to do this. What you have experienced is awful. But it's a different kind of sad now. We had been married for 24 years (together 28). I tell them all the time that daddy loves them and is keeping an eye on them from heaven. I miss him so much, Can't fall asleep, night are the worst. We miss you every second of every day. It all just seems unbelievable that I'll never see him again. wanting you and needing you. I miss you when your gone away. I lost my boyfriend when I was 13. I was following behind him and witnessed the accident and was first at scene. We did it, we did it, we would say. Many trips to Iowa City to see the liver doctor. I miss him. Our Grandsons helped. She was 12 & a half years old. He was my everything. The person we made all of our decisions with and the person who shared in the outcome of our days and our lives.