Grief Comes

one step at a time one moment one breath

I watch you slip away from me each word each look

My sorrow grows every day little by little

I don’t want you to go I want you to stay to laugh to sing to dance with me

Yet I know you, you have no choice your world is shrinking the door is closing the window is being shuttered

So my grief comes one step at a time with each closed door each shuttered window my grief comes

I have only memories falling stars upon the deck laughter at silly dog antics cuddles on the couch memories I hold in the golden box of my heart

Love won’t overcome my grief love will hold it and cradle it giving me love back