Guest Poet: When You Are Gone

When You Are Gone by Alex Paramo

For my little girl Marisol, daddy loves you...

“When I’m gone, when I’m gone, you’re going to miss me when I’m gone…”*

When you are gone
i am gone with you

When you are gone
you take the essence of me,
with you

I am but an empty shell without you.
I am well rehearsed and well recorded
and some might notice it
but I am not me,
without you.

When you are gone
I am gone with you

When you are gone
you take the strength in my voice
with you

I am diminished and sad
I am downgraded
and sometimes mad
but I am not me,
without you

When you are gone
I am gone with you.

“Its got mountains its got rivers
It got sights to make you shiver but it sure would be prettier
with you.”*

*From, “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by the Carter Family (1931).
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Alex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities.