Love Poem: Love, Is Lost
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Written by: Kay Mckenzie

Love, Is Lost

You lived for two months and eighteen days 
You lived for seventy seventy days
You lived for one thousand eighteen hundred and forty eight hours

There were times when you were happy and loved
You were celebrated
Your were a welcome addition to my life

There were times when you were sad and painful 
You were misunderstood
You were an unwelcome distraction in my life

But you were loved 
You were appreciated
You were craved in the most basic human ways 

Even now that you are gone I long for the good times
Times you brought me laughter
Times you brought me peace

But now all you give me are the memories
All you give is pain and sorrow
All you give is longing for the past

My heart aches in your absence
It beats harder trying to fill the gaps
It beats fast, in time with the silent tears

I know the grief your passing will fade in time
I know the tears will dry with time
I know the pain will fade as time goes on

But with her face everywhere I turn
With her voice in every corner
Time stands still
And I am left drowning in my memories of the love we once had