A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 143

Day 143: “Wake”

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Death isn’t the end of life

For those left behind

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It’s not the end of sunshine

It clouds things

But the sun does come out again

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It’s not the end of joy

The end of light

The end of levity

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It’s not the end of love

Of closeness

Of connection

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It’s not the end because there are memories

There is the remembrance of joy

Of love

Of lightness

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There was the laughter

That comes back again

When you remember

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There is immeasurable pain

That’s for sure

But there is always love