The Eulogy
this is it I mean I often wondered
how it would be written and who
would write it would they remember
me who I was the great things
I've done or just shallow
forget me nots of things I wished
to simply forget here it goes
my only advise left to offer now
would be how important it is to love
to be loved truly is over rated
my first love I believed we married
because we were the same sign
actually eleven months three weeks
apart also our mood rings were
the same color no one told us
until years later the colors depended
solely on the temperature the weather
fascinating to base a marriage on
a never ending competition ending
in divorce or course several kids later
the good old seventies my second marriage
occurred because we were in style
I had class beauty a writer he well
he was my security body guard truly
also my driver who asked me to marry him
simply because he never felt affection
he needed a hug funny now but back then
we believed this was love something
unusual we both needed at that time
it wasn't until after awakening from my
coma broken and alone loveless finally
my third I'd married for friendship security
not physical attraction nothing as feel good
as that we were expected to be in love
why not what was there for us to lose now
except in sickness and in health catching
my breath after another stroke symptoms
of a broken heart wondering where
the hell was love now was it in an
affair I dared to have solely reaching
for affection through rose colored glasses
was it something I missed during my marriage
excursions of intermissions feelings of love
to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all
what would I say if I was here today
touch love, say love ,feel love ,live love
never ever let love go is the only emotion
ever felt used seen or touched here in heaven
Copyright © Yolanda Nicholsen | Year Posted 2020
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