Graveyard of the Forgotten

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Graveyard of the Forgotten

This graveyard is a merciless place

No love can be found here

This is a graveyard for the forgotten souls

Nobody visits the graves

It is a soulless place

However even the forgotten ones have friends

There is a caretaker who tends the graves

Each grave has a headstone

And each grave has a wreath placed on it on the date of their death

The graveyard is kept in excellent condition by the caretaker

He lost his wife in a car accident

He took to drink and could not hold down a job

In time he became homeless

And begged for enough money to buy another bottle of whiskey

The streets were a dangerous place full of drugs and violence

Eventually he found this graveyard

It was a quiet and safe place

He chose to sleep there at night

There was another caretaker at the time who was very old

He was in his eighties and close to death

He had no family or friends

He told the drunken man about the Graveyard of the Forgotten

It was his duty to keep the place respectable

The two men became friends

The old caretaker died a few months later

And the drunken widower took over the role of caretaker

It helped him to sober up

It gave him a sense of responsibility

He felt at home surrounded by so many lost spirits

In time he would grow old

Soon another wraith or stray would find this place

And the role of caretaker would be passed on

The creator of souls takes care of us all in his own way

Such is the cycle of life

Even the most unfortunate souls will find a place of rest

Nobody is turned away from the Graveyard of the Forgotten

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DanaBlackFire commented on Graveyard of the Forgotten

05-26-2009

Your poem was awesome! I enjoyed reading and I hope to read more of it. Isn't sad how so many people in the world forget about those who have fallen? Hopefully this poem will go far into peoples memories and hearts. Peace.

gothicsueaside

06/23/2009

thank you

baby19 commented on Graveyard of the Forgotten

03-10-2009

this one makes me think of the many times that i have went and slepted on my moms grave and just thought of all the other people that were bearied there and that are going to be bareied there.I really think that u are a really great writer and i would love to talk to u and read more of ur work.

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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