Twenty years have passed

Twenty years have passed

since you took your final breath…

A lifetime of highs and lows

a new life

new homes

new careers

a new city

a fresh start

Love

Loss

Pain

Pain

So much pain

I too have danced with death

but it wasn’t my time, you said

So I carried on, drifting through space

not quite here

yet not quite there

I yearn to see your smile again

to hear your laugh

to feel your embrace

But until we meet again

I shall live life to the fullest

not merely exist, but truly live

With authenticity, kindness, and love

They say grief is the price we pay for love

and so I’ve learned

its better to have loved and lost

than never to have loved at all.