It’s Okay

It’s okay to let go…
Even though your heart cries out
To cling with every ounce of
Fitful courage you can muster,
“One more hour.
One more day.
One more precious memory.”
Knowing that without you
Life would surely
Lose its luster.

Through the pain
Your brow unbent,
Unfading smile
Etched on your face.
So adored, my haloed hero,
If only I could take your place.

Asking the travail be finished.
Longing, yearning not to go.
So afraid to leave behind
The precious few to pine away.
Worried for your one true love,
A ghost ship lost without a sail.
Don’t fear, my love.
We’ll meet again.
Don’t worry now.
It’s okay.

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