How Do I Bury My Heart
I clutched her kerchief in my trembling hand
As my disbelieving eyes welled up with tears
The depth of this tragedy I’ll never understand
though it will stay with me the rest of my years
She was the cornerstone; she made my life real,
providing touches that could calm raging oceans.
Her tempered guidance was forever my keel,
helping steer a course through myriad emotions.
There was no one, to whom I would rather talk,
sharing secrets and planning future adventure.
Grandiose ideas she’d neither josh at nor mock
with these traits she had my heart in indenture.
Together we looked forward to the attacking of life,
nothing or nobody could hope to stand in our way.
My dearest friend, my lover, and an incredible wife,
I never believed death would come to take her away.
There’s no way to justify a drunken man at the wheel
or the fact that he survived the crash with no harm.
His ignorance and bravado caused this wracking ordeal
that left her to die in the cradle of my loving arms.
As my soul grieves over her casket, a single rose in hand,
truly not knowing how to say goodbye to my heart.
Determined to follow through with all that we planned,
I know that her overwhelming spirit will do its part.
Submitted for the 'As my soul grieves' challenge
By AlwaysMyWords
© 2008 AlwaysMyWords
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