Pool of Memories

I sink down in grief
   drowning in a pool of memories
    the bottom is covered in gems
 each gem a precious moment in time
               I pick one up
    joy makes me rise to the surface
               like a bubble
                   I pop
         when I reach the top
       because you're not there
               I sink again 
                in despair
      the gems are so attractive 
          so I pick up another
             rise to the top
                    pop
             and sink again
               and again
               and again
     so many wonderful memories
            a lifetimes worth
        I will always miss you
  but the gems keep me going back
  to dive into the pool of memories

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Date: 9/23/2023 7:14:00 PM
Gems of memories that you will always hold close to you, a lovely poem. Even though the loss hurts you can still remember the happy times you had with the person even though sometimes it doesn't fell worth it. - Phoenix :)
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Aly Bahr
Date: 2/25/2024 5:37:00 PM
Thanks sweetie.
Date: 9/21/2023 2:25:00 PM
Creative and courageous in that you keep looking at the gems despite acknowledging loss. This is awesome!
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Aly Bahr
Date: 2/25/2024 5:38:00 PM
Thank you so much Karen.
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