Never forgetting our loved ones lost
A brother lost to the devastating disease of today’s world
Such pain in watching him slips through our fingers ever so slowly
Slip slip slipping away…….
As he sleeps, I’m filled with thoughts of our childhood
Family trips, where he brought his friends
So much laughter
So much fun
Smiling all the way
A husband lost to himself
Within mental illness
Slowly he was eaten away
Until finally there was nothing left
Such anger he took with him
No knowing how to deal with the pain of what he felt
Was his daily failure
Such a yearning deep down inside him
For calmness he no longer possessed
Families are yet left behind to suffer their loss
Trying so hard to cover their pain
Each one is always looking for answers
Deep in the eyes of the other
We all know that there are no answers
For we do not control our ultimate fate
Hold onto your memories
Never let them go
For once they are gone
They’ll never return
Love One’s Gone©
Copyright 1998, 2018
By Felina Silver Robinson