Next Steps

While he tries hard to forget And let his bruised heart move on and heal All she can do is remember And longs again for hers to feel As the scattered bits of his old life Keep slowly shedding away She's counting up her happy times And how they've long begun to fade While he's learning how to cope And do all he can to rid the pain She's holding on to memories Of her wanting him again But the longer the memories linger The more they replay inside her head And instead of staying where they're safe They're typed on her phone screen instead So now while he's trying to figure out What next steps are along his path She's trying to be patient And let their lives unfold as they hath But if neverending thoughts exist Even ones held tightly in their hearts What's to be lost in sharing them If it helps him find a place to start June 1, 2020