Radiant Smile

I can remember that day…like it was just yesterday. The pain inside, was too much to bear. As they lowered you in the ground, my world came a crashing down. No more would I ever see your radiant smile. That day is still a blur…as I drank the night away. Hoping it was all just a dream? But, reality came around and my emotions broke me down…and it all came a crashing down. It took me by surprise as those tears filled my eyes. My drink became a salty river of tears…I can still hear the Reverends last words as he commended your body to the earth. I was around town feeling sorry for myself, my emotions were coming down…I could still he his words as he commended you to the earth, but my heart couldn’t let you go. As they held me back from jumping in your grave…the emotions started to fill my soul, I was around town feeling so sorry for myself. Try to drown my pain with whiskey and beer…but those emotions came a tumbling down. As my drink became a salty river of tears, no more…no more…would I ever hear your laughter, that seemed as though it could fill the ever after. Later that night as I lay down to sleep, I reached over to that empty spot where you use to be…I swear I could almost hear you say, “ Dry your tears, someday we will be back together as we laugh together in this life here after…so weep no more. I’ll see you on the other side.” As I closed my eyes, the pain began to subside…I knew one day soon I’d get to see your radiant smile and hear your laughter.