The pain of losing the one I loved
Has never dimmed a whit
The empty feeling deep inside
Has only lessened a bit.
But the knowing that the losing
Isn't really lost at all,
Realizing that they're still around
Always a part of the "all"
All of the ever, that was to be
All of what made you
Is now part of me!

Author's Comments:
"I still smell your cherry tobacco smoke wafting on the air. Such a sweet smell, maybe I'll go get your pipe and smoke it in your honor!"

© 2004