There was pain and there was sorrow
A grief I can't seem to swallow
A well of tears that are shallow
A prayer for a better tomorrow
I hold those memories in my hands
My head, my heart
I carry it all around with me
Like a baggage I can't leave
Every year that passes
I feel the burden of their absence
Remembering their best existence
But somehow it lightens and gets better
An acceptance of what's amidst the ether
And with these tiny little steps that I take
A memory in its wake
I hold onto it the longest
Praying it stays with me the hardest
For in times of my past grief
I feel their embrace - a sudden relief
That what awaits them on the other side
Is a peace I made with what's on mine
Illustration by: Mohaimen Aba
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