Letting Go
It’s been 7 long years
Since I last heard your voice
Since I last felt your touch
The grief has been overwhelming
I still wear your pajamas at night
It feels like you’re holding me once more
I look at my rings that are still on my hand
They used to feel so warm and secure
Now they are feeling like a vice
Crushing my finger and stealing my happiness
I take them off, but I don’t feel better
It feels like I’m betraying you
Betraying us
I wear your ring on a chain around my neck
It’s weighing heavily on my soul
How do you let go of what could have been
What should have been
What will never be
They say time heals all wounds
But some wounds are just too deep
When my time has come
And when I reunite with you
Will you see me the same way
I’m trying to keep our promise
Friends and family all say the same thing
That you would want me to move on
To find happiness again
They just don’t seem to understand
It’s not easy moving on
I’m looking for a sign
Desperately searching for the path
I need to learn how to let go
How to embrace a future without you
But I’m stuck in this endless loop
Looking for the exit
How do I let go of the guilt
The pain and the overwhelming sorrow
I tried to move forward
But the emotions were just too much
I feel everything and nothing
I’m just a shell of what I once was
I need to find myself again
To rebuild a life
From the shattered remnants
Of an amazing time with you
Copyright © Lorna Safronick | Year Posted 2018
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