1.40 My love for you
Many years have passed since you parted from my life,
Yet, memories of holding your hand still as fresh as the day,
I long once more to be able to be in your presence.
Since you were abruptly taken, I have done so very much,
Success and achievements that you will never see,
It pains me deep inside, hoping that you would have been proud.
There was a time I remember clear as day, you were so fresh,
Dynamic, full of the sparkle and gift of life,
I hear your pleasant laughter in my ears this very moment,
It is a loss I shall have to endure until my dying days,
Seeing you lying there, motionless and in a perpetual slumber,
Your flesh cold, eyes sealed shut, never to shine with life again.
I will never give up on you, even though you are no longer here,
Confident in your immense and imperishable love for me,
I could never love another as I do love you now.
Every time I think of you, my throat tightens with emotion,
I try to convince myself that I could have done more to save you,
The blame I rest entirely upon myself, I should have tried more.
Every time I receive good news, a new certificate or award,
I think of your smile, the pride you took in seeing me excel,
It is hard to hold back the tears and the cries of anguish.
You should be here to witness all that I do,
I could rely on you always for unfailing comfort and support,
My sadness and sorrow, love and joy, rest upon all of my memories... of you.
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Jamie Scott Watkinson-Harvey
Yet, memories of holding your hand still as fresh as the day,
I long once more to be able to be in your presence.
Since you were abruptly taken, I have done so very much,
Success and achievements that you will never see,
It pains me deep inside, hoping that you would have been proud.
There was a time I remember clear as day, you were so fresh,
Dynamic, full of the sparkle and gift of life,
I hear your pleasant laughter in my ears this very moment,
It is a loss I shall have to endure until my dying days,
Seeing you lying there, motionless and in a perpetual slumber,
Your flesh cold, eyes sealed shut, never to shine with life again.
I will never give up on you, even though you are no longer here,
Confident in your immense and imperishable love for me,
I could never love another as I do love you now.
Every time I think of you, my throat tightens with emotion,
I try to convince myself that I could have done more to save you,
The blame I rest entirely upon myself, I should have tried more.
Every time I receive good news, a new certificate or award,
I think of your smile, the pride you took in seeing me excel,
It is hard to hold back the tears and the cries of anguish.
You should be here to witness all that I do,
I could rely on you always for unfailing comfort and support,
My sadness and sorrow, love and joy, rest upon all of my memories... of you.
***
Jamie Scott Watkinson-Harvey