Kamellia Keo and Steve Glidden were close friends. She wrote all three of these poems in the wake of the tragedy in honor of all the friends she lost.
All Alone
The world turns black
the lights turn out
heaven’s lights dim
For a moment
just a moment
rivers are cried
for you
Why oh why must this happen
to me, my friends, the world
So we ask
Why must heaven steal four lives from us
steal four pieces from my heart
leave an empty space in my soul
Just knowing we’ll now be apart
I’ve cried a thousand tears
I’ve said a thousand words
I’ve made a thousand prayers
Tears you cannot see
Words you cannot hear
Prayers are wasted
Whatever I do or say
will never bring you back
Heaven is supposed to be a happy place
Why must it steal great lives from us
as they wait at the gates?
I’m alone
all by myself
I cry
no one sees
I speak
no one hears
My one greatest fear has come true
Why, oh why?
If heaven’s so great
why must it steal
a child’s most prized possession?
Is this it?
Is that heaven’s confession?
Is it Heaven?
All alone, all alone
I sit in my room to cry
Why did you have to go?
Why oh why?
My world is crumbling
I don’t know what to do
My bright and happy days with you
have gone black and blue
They say, “Just close my eyes
and just try, try
to bring myself to you.”
That’s what I do
So in my dreams you’re there
Everywhere I turn
Everywhere I look
But my heart still burns
for you
I’ve always wondered what heaven was like
but as I ponder
days with you
dreams with you
Is heaven
To be in heaven
I just close my eyes
and think of you
Your smiling faces
remind me how special you are
So in my dreams
you’re everywhere I look
everywhere I turn
But my heart still burns
In heaven
the air is clear
the rivers flow to the sea
At heaven’s gates
you await me
In heaven
there’s only you and me
I know
Because in my dreams
I’m with you
And that’s enough heaven for me
Days Go By
Every time I close my eyes
you are there
Every time I open my eyes
you’re gone, nowhere
I’m so alone
so away from you
I cry every night
even in my sleep
just waiting for you
Days go by
and you’re still not here
you left me unexpected
lost in the cold
all alone
What am I to do?
cuz’ nothing I say
nothing I do
will bring you back to me
Why…can’t I understand
Why…can’t I see
life goes on
but not for long
and Days go by
you’re still not here
you left me
lost in the cold
all alone
I’ll count the stars for you
I’ll grab a cow and jump to the moon
grow you a forest if you ask for a garden
cry you an ocean if you ask for a lake
It’s not easy but for you, it’s a piece of cake
Monday to Sunday,
Seven days a week
in the dark tears begin to leak
I’ll climb the highest mountain
swim across the seas
for you I’ll even eat a tree
just for one day
or even an hour
I just want you here
in my arms
here beside me
here for me to hold
Days go by
you’re still not here
you left me unexpected
in the cold
in the dark
all alone