Majella Reid

There is a feeling that lies deep within the walls of my heart. It is a feeling of emptiness. Loss. Abandonment. It has been there since you left and it stubbornly refuses to leave, no matter which way I turn.

I remember your eyes. The way they danced under the rays of the midday sun. I remember your smile. Its infectious warmth as you shone brightly in an evening twilight. I remember your touch. The caress of your hands as you promised to hold on forever.

I watch as people come and go on the street outside my house. I watch as the seasons bring changes to the trees. Leaves grow. Leaves fall. It seems like they are oblivious to the fact that you are no longer here. We are no longer here.

Tears come. They flow uninterrupted. Then they stop and I breathe. A long deep sigh of surrender. I cannot move on, because moving on means leaving you behind. But I must walk forward, trusting that you are coming with me each step of the way.

I validate my love for you by saying I loved you then. I love you now. I will always love you.

Until we meet again.