Poem: What Am I to You

Seems to you I am nothing

But to me you are everything 

That ever was and ever will be 

All I can no longer have

No matter where life takes me

I still carry you with me 

So you’ll never leave me 

Even though you are gone 

But now that you’ve left me

Bet you don’t carry me with you

Live like I never existed

So I’m the one that is gone

Written July 30, 2026 

© 2026 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Who Is to Blame Here

I’ve got a list of questions I wanna ask you

But instead of asking you these questions

I try to answer them myself

I try to make my answers different

But every time I do that 

They seem to be the same 

I try to justify your actions

Try to figure out where I went wrong

Blame myself for your departure

But it’s not me I should be blaming

It is you who is responsible 

For the end of this union

Instead of rewriting our story

You simply chose to abandon it

Because that was the easiest thing 

For someone like you to do 

Written July 30, 2026

© 2026 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: You’re Everywhere

You’re no longer here
Yet you’re everywhere 
Everywhere I look
Everywhere I turn

In every thought 

That pops into my head

You’re no longer here

And yet every conversation

Every experience

Leads me back to you

Recalling the memories we’ve shared

The things you used to do

I don’t even need to try

And there you are in my head

Never leaving

Morning, day, and night

You’re still with me

No matter what I do

Even though you’re no longer here

It’s as if you never really left

How long will it take

For you to become a distant memory

Just something to look back on

And not something that’s always there

Everywhere I turn 

Written July 30, 2026

© 2026 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Say Hello to the Night

I bid adieu to the day 

And say hello to the night

The darkness and silence

A welcome embrace 

As my dreams ready for flight

Written June 4, 2010

© 2010 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Birthday Poem for a Friend

It's hard to believe that your birthday is here
Oh how too quickly passed another year
And even though we have hardly met
Our long conversations I'll never forget

Those made me feel very close to your heart
Even though distance has kept us apart
The many laughs both of us have shared
And always showing me that you cared

With those comforting words you laid on me
Through everything you made me see
Just how lucky I am to have you as a friend
Who is just like a sister and will be there till the end

You're a true confidante who lends me your ear
To just stop and listen and patiently hear
The journey I go through each and every day
My most inner thoughts and feelings that steer the way

You make me feel very special you know
With the love and affection you always show
I truly hope that you feel the same way
And are touched by emotions that I convey

And may this moment stay with you forever
As you turn fifty you're wonderfully clever
You can sail through life with nothing but ease
No matter where life takes you hope it's a breeze

Hope all your dreams and desires come true
So you're never left feeling empty and blue
And last I have one small demand of you
To see each other more often than we seem to
So let's make a promise, let's make a pact
To turn my desire into a fact

This is a poem that I wrote for my mother's friend's birthday...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Birthday Poem for Mom

As you awake with the break of light
And ready yourself for the usual flight
That you take every day as you head out the door
And find yourself in a marathon war

Just stop and let your eyes wander round
Open your ears and drink in the sound
Of birds in the trees singing sweet lullabies
Telling you that you should reach for the skies

Make the day last for as long as you can
Without letting worries ruin your plan
Relax for the day and do so more often
Don't let these things make you feel rotten

You need to slow down and enjoy the days
And treat yourself in more wonderful ways
And since your birthday is hanging above
Know that you're wished unconditional love
And are always locked in happy thought
For everything that you have brought

This is a poem that I wrote for my mother's birthday one year...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Basketball Themed Birthday Poem

Life is a game that you play every day
You choose different paths that steer the way
If you make the right ones you conquer and win
If you choose the wrong ones you’ll just hit the rim
You won’t make the basket or score a goal
So you must choose wisely when playing your role

There are times when your points of view are rejected
It’s time to take defense and not stand corrected
Take the unbelievers and prove them wrong
Rise to the challenge and come out strong
Succeeding in everything that comes along
You’ve made mistakes and in time you’ll learn
The lessons they teach you as life goes on

You’ll never stop learning the strategies of life
But that’ll make your journey an exciting dive
So much to experience and so much to do
Whatever obstacles hope you’ll make it through
Just keep on believing and look on ahead
You’ve got the drive so don’t be misled
By the negative comments that you might here
Take charge, seize the day, make them disappear
In the end you’ll find the taste of victory is sweet
And life’s fruitful experiences make life complete

May your birthday be one you will never forget
With the sun shining bright and blue skies up ahead
And may your heart be swimming in love
From all the people you’re thinking of

This is a poem that I wrote for my cousin's birthday one year...

© by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.