Years of Time

"i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go . . . " ee Cummings my tiny heart skipped in faint pulses of darkness the day you closed your eyes of life (my lips pressed against your cheek as i tried to kiss you awake) i heard your whispers of comfort fading through my sleep your heart's rhythm living in the shadows of mine (when my heart couldn't bear the pain) through all of life's hurdles and endless pathways that left me shattered and breathless (i've always felt you lift me up) your hand on mine against my chest carrying me along these years of time have burdened me and death again has drawn a line (tempting me to follow) this fight that fate has given me is not a battle i'll fight alone (it's my turn to carry you) your strength will see me through for even in my weaker days i still feel you near lingering in every breath i take (my heart still holds you here) 'without legs to stand upon you always carried me along, your heart in mine, now i fight against your killer, carrying your strength, my heart beating strong, with you still tucked inside" November 3, 2019 Writing Challenge, November - Some Kind of Love - Poetry Contest Sponsor, Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode