We all have tasted the loss
Of a loved one
Be it a mate
Parent, child
Sibling
Friend
The loss at the time
Cuts deep
Into the very heart of you
It is hard to fathom
A day without them
In your life
But you do move on
Going from one day
To the next
They eventually blend
Into a year and the hurt
Isn’t so deep
But every now and then
Something reminds you of them
Be it a smell
Or a song
Or a place
Something seems to crop up
That brings them right back
Into your mind
Renewing those deep times
That tears were shed
And the loneliness that followed
But it is only for a fleeting moment
And it passes by
Only to be rewound again
With another memory
Time just doesn’t seem
To erase the memories
Of the good times
The loving times
Those times are so
Embedded in our mind
And in our heart
Does it ever get better
For each memory
Is a special time
Which you shared with that one
And they have moved on
Whilst you remain
To conjure up in your mind
The times that you shared
With that so special one
If only we can bring that one back
For only a moment
Just a moment
To see and touch them
Would that satisfy me
Perhaps
But maybe not.
Gail Adams
