In The Heart Of Every Man

IN THE HEART OF EVERY MAN

(Author - Unknown)

 I know I can’t keep living

For the ones who died before

But as the days keep passing by

I find I miss them all the more

They live only in a world of thoughts

And memories I have stored

And I've just begun to see the pain

Of this world I must endure

And I wonder if you’re with me

If they’ll always hold my hand

And I wonder if they’re with me

Watching me from different lands

And I wonder if they see me

As I share and care and give

For it’s with the memory of their deaths

That I shout I want to live

And yet if legacies of love

That they have brought me through the years

Have helped me to love someone else

Fill days with warmth and cheers

And if they've helped me laugh once more

Thinking of their smiling eyes

And if they can give me comfort

Bring me peace when someone dies

And if they've strengthened my convictions

Helped me realize life goes on

Then they’re death is just a fiction

For they’re never really gone

For through memories and laughter

Through the words I understand

Their spirits live forever

In the heart of every man

I love this poem.  It's the perfect poem for a funeral; it's statements are the truth.  Losing someone we love is never easy but we do take them with us as we go one... Their memories, their love... and the lessons that we in turn pass on to others truly helps them live forever.