Love's Farewell
by Rebecca Rogers

Is it possible? Will life go on,
after you are dead and gone?
Without that brightness in your eyes,
tell me, will the sun still rise?
So full of life, so tell me why
the world would ever let you die.
Without you, flowers begin to wilt;
decay sets in to all you built.
I loved you so, why couldn't you stay?
And now, alone, I face the day.
Without you the world begins to fade,
time destroying all you made.
Now all I have is your memory,
your sweet face all that I can see.
Can I go on? Is there no hope?
Without you, how can I cope?
Each day brings with it only pain.
Slowly, memories begin to wane.
Here I am, now I'm alone,
in a barren land where love's unknown.
Emptiness fills soul and heart,
darkness tearing me apart.
I wish to die, but yet I live,
though life takes more than I can give.
The hole you left nothing can fill,
the love we had, it haunts me still.

One lonely night I had a dream,
I saw you under a heavenly beam.
"My silly love, why do you mourn?
Don't you know that I'm reborn?
Don't cry for me, my journey's done,
But yours has only just begun.
The wait is long, the chasm wide,
But I'll see you on the other side."
You smile at me and shake your head,
and I'm alone with what you said.

Today dawns and now it's bright,
and with new strength again I fight.
Though every day I battle hard,
I realize I'm no longer scarred.
For you're not gone although you're dead,
and I no longer live each day with dread.