Sacred Ears

Ode to a once great love affair

What do you do when someone you knew dies?

So much left unsaid.

Unforgiveness.

Never knew

The weight of it

The time and space of it

until death came calling.

One more day

Surely he wouldn’t just go

Like that anyway.

Unfinished business.

Words left unsaid…

Even after all these years ..

Damn, this makes me feel empty.

What do you do when someone you knew dies?

Stolen kisses …

And I still hate rainy days.

Can’t  tell a soul -

Or can I?

The cut was deep

The pain sharp

Me breathless and hopeless

Unloved and unlovable.

What do you do when someone you knew dies?

That great love -

An affair long ended

Afraid to love or to be loved – again?

Never knew the weight of it

The time and space of it

Until death came calling.

Am I finally being released?

Is that the emptiness I feel?

The heavy stone gone

Once fragmented and disconnected

Stepping lighter and brighter now -

Free

What do you do when someone you knew dies?

You forgive and move on.

(c) 2013, Debi Mason, USA