Each time I think of you
My mood becomes quite blue.
My heart cries for another time
When I was so proud that you were mine.
The days of the past
Seem now to have been too fast.
In the blink of an eye, the beat of a heart
Our time together was ripped apart.
It is to my dismay
That I constantly re-live that day.
The image of you laying so sweet
And I realized your heart had stopped its beat.
I moved your body, now so wilted
While my heart is feeling so jilted.
I tried so hard to breathe life back into you
My attempts were failing, there was nothing I could do.
At that moment my life made a change
A new reason to live, I had to arrange.
At your funeral I stopped and reflected
On how many lives you had effected.
Your life here on earth was cut far too short
But I have great friends who offered support.
These friends knew and loved you like their own
And knew you wouldn’t want me to suffer alone.
The time I got was not a waste
You made me stop living in haste
The impact of your loss will always remain
And because of your death your siblings will gain.
I now know that life is too short
You never know when the ship will be called out of port.
“Don’t sweat the small stuff” is what they say
Now I try to live by this, day to day.