Can'T Believe It

Just today, I was scrolling down the infamous feed Stopping for a couple of laughs, evading the ignorance, soaking up some knowledge; not knowing my heart would soon begin to bleed And like that, you appeared with that smile that I know, oh so well It was the same yet different as if you had a certain the story you wanted to tell I continued to look but an unsettling feeling inside began to aggrandize So, I read the comments and oddly, they're all in the past tense; disheveled, now tears filled my confused eyes We tried and we had one helluva start too, but we just couldn't make it last forever My hopes were always for your happiness and peace as you sought life's treasures Can't believe it! Here and then gone like that, got me thinking Others say it and we hear it, and we surely feel it when 'the Reaper' comes knocking Can't believe it! Sitting here, scratching my head and rubbing my eyes, just asking, How? Why? But who am I to question this process in this existence? Just who am I to ask why? Can't believe it! You've gone away from this life... But I'm sure now you're singing sweet praises of JOY with no more strife JLH 3/19/68 - 5/29/17