Bonds and Trust

When the sun goes down and we ask why
 the night closes in dark upon those who survive
see the stars are just sparklings in the sky
 and that's when all the realities become alive.

Life's aches and pains seem miniscule
 as life slips out of reach
and every lesson learned exudes
 the mere interlude to the tears that teach.

How can we ever measure
 what a life might mean to us
unless we love and treasure
 the given shared bonds and trust?

We live, we die
 and in all the in betweens
we laugh, we cry
 recognizing at last, what a life means.

Hold tight the wire of living's tightrope
 those bonds two individuals may share
remembering sweet memories of their dreams and hope
 their love, their bonds, the knowing their hearts are ever here.

for my nephew, Chris gone too soon. 5/1/20

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 5/12/2020 12:50:00 PM
Hello DM Babbit, there is a message in this poem for everyone. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Date: 5/4/2020 12:27:00 PM
This is beautiful and deeply moving. My condolence, warm hugs xomo
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