I Will Chase Your Memory…

You think I have forgotten you?

then guess again, my Dear.

The nuances and furtive moments

so tender, yet fleeting I fear.

I cry out your name in my darkest of darkness

the tears at unpredictable times

choke in my throat, prompt me to write

such sweet and painful rhymes.

Your body pressed close to mine at night

….the day’s last audible sigh.

I miss you, so – love’s deepest hurt

Once here, you’re gone now, but lie –

In my heart, in my mind, in my body and soul

I breathe your image into words

Committed to paper, and then set free

to soar all Eternity on the winged birds.

To have loved you and lost you

for all the unknown reasons

The feelings my mind holds

are there through all seasons.

No one can take you away from me,

No! Not ever! your memory I’ll chase

Through rivers and mountains, on beaches I search

My gaze on the heavens, lost in outer space.

You’re gone, there’s a hole

I’ll never again fill

Your memory I’ll be chasing

for you, I’m waiting still….

This poem was written for and is dedicated to all of the living beings that

have been ripped from my life….without a trace, or explanation that

makes any sense. I just have to say I miss you, and you meant the

world to me.