Craig Cornish Poet Free verse

Goodbye My Friend

Empty walls become the
out-of-focus billboards of thought.
Simple, seemingly insignificant things
become springboards of
     flushing emotions
that cannot be quenched nor withheld -
impossible to ignore their swells
while headaches grow from trying.
Must I let it go where grief can sleep
with me in our own quiet place?

No ... these intense exaggerations of emotion
are not born from loss or death but
    from love and life!
Look around and know 
they will grow once more.

Our journey is here for now;
we will join our lost loves in good time,
             but
we have more yet to love and lose ...

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Sandra Adams October 27, 2019 at 1:38 PM i have had the unconditional love of many companions...each i loved with all my heart each took a piece of me with them in their passing...i feel this one...great penning Craig... hugs

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 27, 2019 at 11:54 AM Amen. I am consoled to read this. My first my constant companion for 14 years, I remember mindlessly stepping over the empty space. Within a week I had started the adoption process for my next dog; I hated that empty space. Hugs xomo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 27, 2019 at 3:08 PM Oh wonderful. I think my Rose was 5 when I got her, over 5 years blessed so far. So worth it. I plan to adopt again a middle aged or older. Craig Cornish October 27, 2019 at 12:06 PM There's an old Gene Pitney song that says "Only love can break a heart and only love can mend it again" - very true. Yes, we adopted him when he was 8 & had him for 6 1/2 years - worth every moment.