Authored: July 20, 2013

On that fateful day you lost your battle, and you left me
I held you in my arms so tenderly as you drew your last breath
We kissed as I felt you die
I stared into your open, yet empty eyes and I saw my reflection in them
As tears slid down my cheeks coating your lips and your face
I caressed your face so tenderly
You died in my arms; you left me to be in peace.

And yet I am still holding you, as your heart bleeds out
And you grow colder in my embrace
I cannot let you go
People surround me and ask me to let you go
But I cannot.

I look at your features memorising them
Your beautiful lips, your blazing eyes
Those lips I loved to kiss me over and over again
I finally let you go, and you fall from my embrace
Never to feel you again alive in my arms.

I cry so many tears, and I leave the house and walk outside
Overlooking a cityscape and the bustling life all around me
My eyes close and all I can think about is you
I feel your touch on my skin
I taste you in my senses.

And with one silent action I jump
I feel myself fall, air escaping around me,
I hear the screams around me and yet I keep my eyes closed
Awaiting to feel you and to see you again.

And I hear you call my name, and I open my eyes
We are at the same place I first met you
You are wearing that same dress I first met you in
And you smile at me and come to me
"Baby, it is not your time" and we kiss
One last passionate, deeply saturating kiss.

Suddenly I am awake....in my bed
The bed I shared so many times with you
The bed we made love oh so many times in
The space you slept in, empty
Oh, how I miss you
How I love you.

And yet I hear your words
And I choose to live.
I choose to carry on.
Because of your love and your memory.
On that fateful day I lost you
On this new morning, I live again.