Appreciating What Was
03/20/21
it can be so difficult
to say goodbye
i go to say the words
but my heart’s
stuck in my throat
i can’t even try
why do we act
like there’s more worth
in owning something
than knowing someone
we hold onto people and pets
like possessions
but this is contradictory to our being
love is healing
love is understanding
true love is freeing
your soul danced with mine
i know that others await their turn
in this cosmic tango line
oh, how special you are
i wish we could walk
and finish this journey
but maybe some paths
are only meant to cross
for there is love
and kindness
and lessons to be gained
even from bittersweet loss
thank you, dear friend
thank you for sharing
this experience
with me
lately in life I try to
mimic the trees
learning the graceful art
of letting go
watching leaves
come and go
knowing that life is cyclical
and adapting to the
ever changing flow
there is beauty in release
a sublime loss of future time
knowing that great moments
await both of us
separately
no longer together
different migrations call to us
as birds of the same feather
when I think back on you
though my eyes
may grow watery
know what a privilege it was
to have our souls meet
even if only for a little while
and trust that the memory
will always bring me
a smile