In Losing Her

Herb W Bryce1 

IN LOSING HER

Inspired by Patient Wolf’s ‘card’ on fb:
“If you lose someone but find yourself, you have won.”
—

H. W. Bryce

I searched and searched but I was standing right here,
Side by side with her throughout all the years.
But she was called and I was not, and at first I was just lost,
But now I see the shadow me, and now I have found me,
A brand new brand of me, and strong I stand.
And now I land on my own two strong feet.

Finding me was not an easy feat,
But now I have, and now I also have
A new life that is a treat.

Never will I forget her, not that I ever could,
To forget is not what I should, or would,
So in living life to honour her,
In losing her, I’ve found my self.

No longer umbilicalled, I stand alone,
And find I can! And stronger I now grow
With each step that I take.
Whaddya know? Life after that takes shape.
In losing her I found another me.*
—

It does get better.

#alzheimer #dementia #cancer

For poems that might help:

https://amazon.com/Chasing-Butterfly-H-W-Bryce/dp/1460299345