Why?

Why did you leave us so many years prematurely?
It was not your time,
What were you thinking?
What have you achieved by departing so soon?
Silence.
The question falls on deaf ears.

How could you come to such a conclusion?
A temporary problem you gave a permanent solution,
Can you see what you are missing?
The children growing up,
Through the awkward teenage years,
You won't be there to guide them through.

Do you remember our trip to paradise?
How could you forget?
It was the best time of our lives!
But there should have been more,
Many more.

Can you see what you have left behind?
A loving family,
One that would have supported you,
Had you let them.

Have you seen the hurt you have caused?
No parents should bury their child,
But you have changed fate,
And they are here still, while you are gone.

You have left behind so many questions,
Questions that need answering,
But never will be until we join you,
Yet that won't stop asking the one that needs answering the most...

Why?