I have given so much of myself
that now I am empty.
An emptiness difficult to replete,
nor would I want to.
Always shall I hold deep within
the smiling faces of those I have loved.
Forever be in my thoughts
those who are no longer by my side.
Sadness sometimes prevails
knowing that they are gone,
never to return.
A void where once all was unbroken
and everything in its place.
Laughter filled the air, and my world
seemed complete.
I wanted no more,
unaware of how swiftly change can befall.
Forever living the moment, the many moments,
as if they would never pass.
Until pass they did.
Still I see them, and feel their good cheer,
the memories always held fast.
The only thing that keeps me firm
in this desolation,
this wasteland of solitude,
the knowledge that they await me.
Then once more they will be by my side.
Never again will I be alone,
as I am now alone,
when, at peace, I will be back in the company
of those I have loved.