Goodbye Cousin

It's so hard to say goodbye, I just want to sit and cry. My precious cousin and friend so dear, It has turned into, an awful year.
It's just difficult to explain, All the sorrow, all the pain. Family and friends are here to mourn, 72 years ago, an angel was born.
Your warm presence, we shall miss, Goodbye our dear, with this final kiss. All is left is to simply pray, Rest in peace, on this day.

(The following poem talks about the death of a cousin. It was pretty difficult to write, since it touches on a very sensitive and emotional issue. Dealing with the loss of any family memeber is always emotionally painful. It is that much more difficult to say goodbye when one had a very close relationship with the deceased.)