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Heartache Of Losing A Loved One

This is about the heartache of losing my soulmate after 50 years together. Although they leave your life, their memory never leaves; they live on in your heart.

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Chris, It's 21 years since I lost my lovely wife, after 35 years of marriage. It's the anniversary tomorrow. I was so in love with her. When we went to the supermarket. I would leave her to...

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My Soulmate

Published by Family Friend Poems February 2017 with permission of the Author.

I still say I Love You,
But now there's no reply.
I always feel your presence
As if you never left my side.

I remember your comforting voice.
Now there's not a sound.
Only echoes from the past
Follow me around.

You're always by my side,
But I can't hold your hand.
The reason why God took you
I find hard to understand.

Summer days seem much shorter.
Dark nights just linger on.
Dreams turn into nightmares
When the one you love has gone.

But real love never fades.
It still burns like the sun.
Although they're far away,
Those memories go on and on.

Her spirit will never die
It shines like the stars.
I know you're sleeping in heaven,
But you're living in my heart.

Interview with Top Poet John Peter Read

How has poetry helped you grieve the loss of your wife?
I found that writing down my thoughts and feelings and sharing with others helped me a great deal with my grieving. Joining FFP was a godsend for me, and I met so many wonderful people.
What message would you like to share with someone grieving the loss of a loved one?
My message to others in a similar situation is not to grieve alone. Do as I did, write down how you are feeling through poetry and join this family of poets.
What do you like most about writing poetry?
Poetry has helped me so much. It’s a great release sharing one’s memories and emotions. The best thing about writing poetry is knowing someone can relate to how you are feeling.
What is your favorite experience that has resulted from being published on Family Friend Poems?
My favorite experience was seeing my New Year’s poem, "Happy New Year," being picked as the Poem of the Week.

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by John T Ellis
10 months ago

I lost my beloved wife less than three weeks ago to Cancer, and the pain of her loss is agony at times. We were married 53 wonderful years and together 55 years total. She was one of the most kind and caring persons I have met, She was a NICU nurse for 42 years and to her it was dedication not a job. The poem was nice but I am still in the coping stage of grief. She retired eleven years ago, but when the staff at the hospital she worked at heard of her passing they sent two cards filled out with condolences from about 50 people They called her "The Baby Whisperer". I will survive her being temporarily away from me but look forward to when I can be with her again.

by John P. Read, London Poet
10 months ago

So sorry for your loss John, my wife passed away in 2010 aged 63, it still feels like only yesterday, it's the memories that keep me going.

by Gary L Tomsik, Mesa, Arizona
1 year ago

My Wife and I were married for 36 years, 4 months and 12 days. She passed on August 15 2023 from cancer. It was so hard for me to watch her get weaker and get more and dependent on me. I felt so helpless and scared. I'm 8 years older than she was and I was sure I would leave this earth first. Your poem My Soulmate is so true, I feel this way everyday since she left me, sometimes I think it's all a terrible dream and someday she'll be home again.

by John P. Read, London Poet
10 months ago

I understand your feelings only to well Gary, I do believe that one day we'll be together once again.

by Aliur R Khan, Warren, MI
2 years ago

It's such a heartbreaking poem. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Every single word touched me so much. It's amazing! It's beautiful!

by John P. Read, London Poet
5 months ago

Thank you Allur for your kind words it means a lot.

by Beryl L Edmonds, United Kingdom
2 years ago

John, your love shines through every line of this wonderful poem and I'm sure that in heaven every word is heard... Beryl

by Willie L Woodson, Jr
2 years ago

My dear wife Eunice Marie Woodson passed away on October 20, 2021, and she died after a courageous battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. It has barely been a month, but I still grieve as if it happened yesterday. Today will be a bittersweet Thanksgiving as it will be the first time in 29 years I have been without my dear wife. I am happy I found this website and the poems are all nice.

by Paul Ziemnicki
3 years ago

To Gary Boyce, I know how you feel. I lost my wife February 9, 2021, four days after 73rd birthday. We found out she had appendix cancer 3 months after she retired. Appendix cancer is very rare - 1 case in a million...600 cases a year in the US. How's that for luck? Most of her friends deserted her. Her family doesn't even mention her name. It's been 8 months since she passed.

by Mickey Corton
3 years ago

Hi John. Thank you for this poem. Everything in it is how I am feeling right now. I lost my wife in June of this year. Just 3 days short of her 28th birthday and just 3 days after my 33rd birthday. We got married in December of last year and I've only known her since 2017. She was a single mother to a handsome child who is now 9 years old.

I love them both and I miss her so much. She was my first. Not a day goes by where I wish to wake up from a BAD DREAM. Being a Christian myself, I don't understand how this could be God's plan. So many "why's", a lot of confusion and a load of pain. Almost 3 months since she passed, but I still cry like it happened yesterday. I'd give everything to have her back. Again, thank you for this poem.

by John P. Read, London Poet
3 years ago

Hi Mickey, so sorry for your loss, especially someone so young as your dear wife. I lost my wife Ann in 2010, but it still hurts like it was only yesterday. Sometimes I wonder if there really is a God.

by Emma Miller
3 years ago

This has touched me. I had a elderly gentleman come into my store July 29, 2021. He usually tells me an Ole and Lena joke. I just got back on the clock, and he specifically asked for me because we instantly connected. Anyway, he said that his wife just died on July 18, 2021, with Alzheimer's disease. He gave me a good hard handshake and started to tell me he was shedding a tear. I was also shedding a tear for the gentleman just to pay my respect to the man and his family. I could not keep it together. Some of my other customers were asking me if I was okay. I said I will be fine but thanks for asking. It's hard when that came through. I'm still in the process of losing my mother-in-law from COVID-19 and she had no underlying health issues. This poem is definitely the one I will read to him today and tell him she's always with you no matter what.

by John P. Read, London Poet
5 months ago

That's so sad Emma, losing a loved one is never easy, when all you have are memories, but they live on in our hearts.

by John Gonzales
3 years ago

Your poem really touched me this morning. I lost my beautiful wife 5 months ago. We were married for 24 years, together for 28 years. She was my one and only. I miss her every day. We had been together since we were 18 years old. Again, thank you!

by John P. Read, London Poet
3 years ago

Hi John,
I understand how you are feeling.
I often wish God had taken me first, knowing life can never be the same after losing your soulmate.
Wish you well dear friend.

by Derrick Whitney
3 years ago

I have just lost my soulmate and love of my life to this virus. We were together 46 years and married for 38 years. She caught a chest infection back in December 2020, which did not clear up properly. It reared its head again January 2021. It got so bad I called the ambulance at 2130 Thursday 14 January 2021. They took her in. Whilst there, they found out she had Covid. The chest infection was masking her symptoms. She was fighting for her life, but this was one fight she did not win and died in my arms 17.15 16/1/21. I cannot believe it happened so quickly. My life is now so empty. Just doing normal daily things is a struggle. I wish they got it wrong and she will come through the front door to say she had only gone shopping. It hurts like hell.

by Susan Yang
3 years ago

So so sorry for your loss. It is very difficult to lose someone you love so much. I just lost someone very special to Covid three weeks ago and I am still having hard time. Lost my husband 12 years ago. Life is so empty without the love in our life.

by John P. Read, London Poet
3 years ago

Hi Derrick,
That is so sad. I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I understand how you are feeling. I lost my wife Ann in 2010; it still seems like only yesterday. The Covid lockdown only makes matters worse, not being able to visit friends and family. I now live alone with my memories. All I can say is they live on in our hearts, for love never dies. God Bless.

by Susan Yang
3 years ago

I lost my husband 13 years ago, and it's still fresh like yesterday when I think about him. Life has not been the same anymore. I do not do the things we used to do. I miss him every day.

by John P. Read, London Poet
3 years ago

Sorry for your loss Susan. You're not alone. I understand how you feel. The memories never fade. Everywhere you go, everything you do holds a memory. Sadly, time doesn't heal the pain; we just learn to live with it. Wish you well. Keep safe, sweetheart.

by Chris
3 years ago

This is true. I was with my wife for 20 years we were high school sweethearts, and I am so thankful for the time we had. My wife was gorgeous. Her laugh was contagious, it hurts so badly. We went everywhere together. Even if it was to get milk, we would be holding hands and talking like we first met. It’s so extremely hard to move on. I can’t even make the simplest decision. It gets worse. We have five children, and the youngest is 2. My son seems to be struggling the most. It’s so hard! Time heals all wounds is full of crap because it only makes my heartbreak worse. The longest we went without each other was when I was at work, so we were always be each other’s side. What I wouldn’t do to hold her and have her hair in my face. I would never let go. Why did the love of my life have to leave?

by Robert Ortega
2 years ago

I am so sorry about your loss. Your story is my story. I lost my wife 27 days ago, and I have no idea how I'm gonna get through this. Thank you so much for sharing your story. We actually know how it feels to lose a loved one. When people say I'm sorry, I know your pain that's a complete lie because they don't.

by Jim
3 years ago

Chris,
It's 21 years since I lost my lovely wife, after 35 years of marriage. It's the anniversary tomorrow. I was so in love with her. When we went to the supermarket. I would leave her to get something then deliberately stand at the end of the aisle just to look at her, so filled with love of her, it was a treat for me. She kissed me every morning when I left for work. She insisted on it, even when I was bad-tempered. She kissed me when I came back.
I could go on for pages, the excitement when I first met her - our six children, you know these things anyway; and I don't know whether I am trying to help you or help myself. I can't help you but I can pass on what my Uncle Mick told me (he lost his wife in similar circumstances) he gave me the words from Johnny Cash - each line is profound in itself,

You must walk that lonesome valley,
You must walk it, by yourself,
Nobody else can walk it for you.

Sorry for you pain, Chris.

by John P. Read, London Poet
3 years ago

So sorry for your loss, Chris. My wife, Ann, passed away in 2010, and it still seems like it was only yesterday. No one can ever take her place. I can understand how hard it must be for you with 5 children, one just 2 years old. But you have to keep going, however much it hurts for their sake. My thoughts and prayers are with you brother Chris. I know what you are going through.

by Peter Fletcher
4 years ago

Gary, I am nearing the 4th Anniversary of my wife's passing with Ovarian cancer. I still feel the loss today as much as I did then. Your family will help as does mine, but nothing can take the place of your loss. Be strong and eventually we will learn to live with it but not get over it.
Keep safe, Peter

by Gary Boyce
3 years ago

Thanks for replying, Peter. I hear you and you are right as it's obvious that the "live but never get over it" is what I have left to do. I can't just throw in the towel at 66 now-things just forever will remain "different" and always bittersweet. I now don't live but "reside" in our "house" not a home. It's all I can do as best I can. Be well and enjoy your holidays.

by Luanne
4 years ago

I read your poem and your stories and was touched by them. In this day and age of
Sky high divorce rates and no one hanging around if things get rough and everyone out for themselves. It's amazing to hear how much love you all have for you wives and sadly how much you miss her. I can only offer that your wives have been blessed to love and be loved so fully and your love should remind all who read your stories what life and loving is all about.
May we all be loved and love and missed that much.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

Thank you Luanne for your lovely comment it means so much.
I met Ann at school, she was my best friend from that day on.
It's now ten years since her passing but still our love goes on.
No one will ever take her place.

by Sterling O. Silver
4 years ago

Although I have never experienced loss of a loved one through death, I have experienced it through deceit. I'm not sure one can be placed above or below the other. Both give a loss that cannot be healed. I suppose that deceit would offer more pain in the beginning, but over time, it offers realization of the benefits it provided. Thoughts of what might have been or could have been lost.

I feel your pain, my loss was not through death, but it could have been as we shared hopes and dreams over more than a decade....all proving to be naught. I still pray for her, but I guess the only REAL difference is that I may, foolishly, have the opportunity to start again with the same person, never knowing what may lie ahead.

God bless you my friend. Your partner rests in peace and your memories are pleasant.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

Thank you brother Sterling. Losing the one you love is heartbreaking. I hope the dreams you once had are realised. Where there's life, there's still hope.

by Alvin F. Midgette
4 years ago

My wife and I met at North Carolina Central University in 1965. We married on May 18, 1968 and raised four children. In 2014, she was diagnosed with dementia with the Alzheimer strait. She died on June 20, 2019, after 51 years of marriage. Sandra was definitely my soulmate and my dear friend. We were a strong Christian couple that believed in God. Sandra was a high school computer teacher, and I became a mental health consultant. Truly, I miss and loved her dearly. She was the catalyst that held our family together, and if one of the threads became unraveled from the family cloth, she knew how to rejoin the full family back together. Sandra will always be a part of my life as I continue to strive to be a great father and a strong man. Be blessed to all.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

So sorry for your loss, brother Alvin. Life is so unfair. Like you, I strive on knowing this is what Ann would want me to do. It's now 10 years since her passing. No one will ever take her place. God Bless.

by Gary Boyce
4 years ago

I admire your strength and ability to move forward. I am in year 2 of my loss of my wife of 38 years married (44 in love from HS) and I see no hope for such strength. I/we were robbed after working both near 40 years and just retiring to see her taken in only 2 months at diagnosis of lung cancer with mets to her brain. I am now 66 and have nothing to look forward to and each day I wake up in frustration knowing I have to do what I can. Her family has moved on and away from me- my daughters think I should get on with life and my 2 sons support how I feel. I just can’t get to that zip that you have - I and we busted our guts to get to where we could enjoy life and just as we did-it was taken. Sorry but 2 people died and I have never been nor will I ever be the same. I have her ashes waiting for me to join her- I look longingly at them looking forward to that day. I have nothing in my eyes to strive for anymore-that’s what all those years were for. I now survive but I don't live.

by Raj Verma
4 years ago

I lost my wife 5 months ago. We had a loving marriage. My wife was only 25. The reason for her death was dengue. It attacked her brain. We were only married 1 year and 6 months. I lost my happiness. All my dreams are destroyed.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

So sorry for your loss, brother Raj. To lose someone at such a young age is heart breaking. Life can be so cruel. My thoughts are with you. God bless.

by Scott Joslin
4 years ago

My wife of 14 years, Heather, passed away this past Thursday morning. She had been fighting against Lupus for most of her life and succumbed to heart complications. This poem truly touched me and just helped me to realize I'm not alone in feeling the way I do. I've lost both of my parents but was not prepared for the hurt of losing my wife. She was only 41. At the age of 37 I'm not sure how much more loss I can endure in this lifetime. Thank you for sharing this poem!

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

I'm so sorry for your loss, brother Scott. I understand everything you're going through. They may have left our life, but they'll never leave our heart. God bless.

by Peter Fletcher
4 years ago

I lost my wife November 2016 from Ovarian Cancer. I never knew it was called the silent killer. She entered the hospital and passed away 5 weeks later, suffering terribly. We were married 10 days short of 39 years and were together 42 years. She was only 60, a non-smoker or drinker, kind and generous. Why her, I ask. We thought our retirement would be a great future for us both. I feel robbed and miss her so much. I still talk to her and visit her grave every Sunday and sometimes during the week. I can't believe this illness cannot be diagnosed earlier somehow. I would not wish this terrible disease on anybody. My life will never be the same again, I suggest that anyone who has lost someone like myself listen to the song by Willie Nelson on Amazon music called She Is Gone. I listen to it often and it helps me. I don't think my life will ever be the same again. -Peter

by Gary Boyce
4 years ago

To have worked so hard and finally start and look forward to the retirement journey, only to have it completely ripped away and torn to shreds is the worst. That's what we have in common. It was something she so deserved - the anticipated trips vacations, grandparenting, relaxing and bucket listing. We had just bought our dream retirement home. We would just sit and listen and feed God's creatures she and I so loved. Now I can't even watch retirement commercials on TV without muting/shutting them off with resentment! I am so disgusted and so alone. It's coming up on two years. this coming on year 2. I listened to the song you mentioned; it was tough to get through. No, my friend, we are never to be the same again.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

Hi Peter,
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what you are going through. I lost my wife Ann 10 years ago. It still hurts like it was only yesterday. The hardest part was seeing her suffer and feeling so helpless, knowing there's nothing I could do. I wish you well, brother Peter. God Bless.

by Gary Boyce
4 years ago

I feel all your pain STILL. On August 9, 2018, lost my wife of 38 married years and 44 in love to lung cancer. It spread to brain cancer. It was shocking and horrible. I will NEVER get over it. I live each day in regret. I will never be the same. I’m hitting 66, and she would have been 64. We retired early. Now I go through all of this alone. It was a silent killer with signs missed or misdiagnosed – its evil masking itself as something else as sever back pain. Her personality changed, and we thought it was a bout of depression due to her close sister passing earlier). It took her in 2 months after diagnosis. They gave her two, and that’s all she got. In some ways that was fortunate due to the suffering and complete personality change. We worked so hard for almost 40 years in life to get to this stage, and we were both robbed. Unfortunately, I get to remain behind. I am alive but not living.

by Joseph Arpino Sr
5 years ago

John thanks for the poem you wrote about your soulmate. I am sure it was very difficult to put into words how you felt about her. I have also lost my soulmate recently (August 23, 2019). We had been married for 52 years and knew each other for 54 years. I have 4 children, 7 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. They all try and keep me busy to keep my mind occupied, but they can't be with me 24/7. Being home alone and going to bed and waking up in the morning is the most painful and difficult times of all. I attend a bereavement group once a week, and we are able to talk about how our week had gone. It does seem to help. We had discovered my wife's illness on Christmas Eve of 2017. Soon after, we started all the testing that she needed and found out that she had a form of liver cancer. All through 2018 and up until July of 2019 we tried every type of treatment that was available. So to say my wife was my soulmate is an understatement. When she died, a part of me died too.

by John P. Read, London Poet
4 years ago

I'm so sorry for your loss, Joseph. It's almost 10 years since I lost my dear wife, Ann. Although it still hurts as if it were only yesterday, maybe I should have attended a bereavement group. Writing poetry does help a little. Maybe that's my therapy.

by Michael Stevens
5 years ago

I just lost my wife to dementia and acute kidney injury. I have felt pain, but this pain is ripping me apart, knowing that I will not see her again. We were married for forty-four years this year on July 19th. And her birthday would have been on October 16, age 64. In the last few years she went through hell and back. I went on that journey with all the hurt and pain, but she never complained once. We had a lovely life together. We had our ups and downs, but we worked through them, and they made us stronger. It feels like there is nothing to live for. I would not have changed anything about her. She was just perfect. We have the funeral next week. I don't know how I am going to cope. It seems like a bad dream and that when I wake up she will be there lying next to me.

by Stephen Dunn
5 years ago

Dear Mike,
I feel your pain buddy. Just lost mine last Friday. You just said everything that I, too, am feeling. Her wake is tomorrow night and the funeral Wednesday. Don't know what I'm going to do without her. We had 32 years together, but now I am thinking of her every minute of the day. It's hard to concentrate on anything else. You don't feel like you want to go on, I know. My wife had cervical cancer, a rare form that didn't respond well to treatment. We're not alone, Mike, but that really doesn't help, does it? Try to find a bereavement counseling group. Sometimes it helps when you talk about it with other people who are experiencing the same thing. I might try it myself. Good Luck!
-Steve

by John P. Read, London Poet
5 years ago

Dear Michael, I'm so sorry for your loss. My wife Ann was 63 when she was taken from me. We were looking forward to our retirement years, which sadly were not meant to be. It's now 9 years, but her memory is still so much alive. I miss her every day. No one will ever take her place.

by Gary Boyce
5 years ago

I feel your pain. I lost my 38-year-soulmate wife last August. There is no pain like it, especially when at our ages we were figuring, "Hey, another 20 or so like everyone else and we are good. We will have seen and done all we could have by then." But no, after just retiring after both working almost 40 years, she was robbed from me at 62! I always tell people she passed in August 2018, but I died June 2018 at the diagnosis of "terminal cancer- 2 months left." It's like a bad dream every day. I shake my head each morning "another day for me? Why?? When all you worked for was your future together and then its ripped apart, there is nothing worse. It's all over now. The phrase "dead man walking" is rather appropriate to me. I feel for you, and it's fresh enough to say I understand what you say, especially from another couple our age with the same hopes and dreams for the future.

by Morgan M. Nyanga
5 years ago

Thank you. I am touched by the poem above as I am going through the same thing.

by Gary Boyce
5 years ago

Thanks John-
How have you done it 8 years? At 6 months, I cannot fathom tacking on years to this? I am 64-65 in May. Sure, we all know the alternative and for some reason we were "allowed" to remain behind to suffer- it's sure not to prosper- those were supposed to be our times. We were entering our prospering times together but were robbed. My dad passed at age 57. My mom lived to 92, and all I do is dread the thought of such a long wait. No God, that can't possibly be. I don't want to be old and feeble without my wife. She was supposed to be with me, watching me fade first. Frankly, I am ready now. That's not just words. I would be fine passing on the legacy of our love and devotion to our children. How I so envy those in the stories of their loved one dying and the other passes only days later in heartbreak. How wonderful it must be to almost be trailing your loved one to your afterlife together! My heart and soul were completely broken, so why am I getting through? This now is merely life-not living!

by Ajinder Virdee
6 years ago

My wife left my side 5 weeks ago at the young age of 56. She had a GIST tumor. I was with her for 40 years, and we had so many plans and things to do, and now that's gone and my life is empty. I talk to her every day and every night and wait for her to answer me. I want to hold her a tell her how much I love and miss her. I want to take her hand and walk to the shops like we used to do. I want to tell her I will keep her safe and everything will be okay. I sit in our house and she's all around me. She was kind to everyone and pure and innocent, and I was so lucky to have her in my life for 40 years. I look forward to my time and us being reunited. I hope to hold her, I hope to kiss her. I hope see her face. I hope.

by John P. Read, London Poet
5 years ago

So sorry to hear of your loss, Gary. At least I can look you in the eye and say I know how you're feeling. Without my soulmate life has no meaning. It's the memories that keep me going.

by Gary Boyce
5 years ago

Very similar with 37 years and 44 years of love. We had just retired (me 64-Terry 62) and bought a retirement home near our daughter and grandchildren and were entering "our time." We had so many plans, and anniversaries were being talked about at 40-45-50 years. Oh, the travels we had planned and yearly vacations. We had both worked almost 40 years, and many were hard, but we hung on together. NOW was our time. But NOW is just looking hopelessly at what was lost for our future more than anything else. The happiness at finally owning a home again- no debt- no mortgage- full speed ahead- I felt like her hero once again coming through on what I said was to be. Then it was all dragged away. Now all those plans are done and gone. The anniversary clock officially stops on this Valentine's Day! It will be another day that the clock for me dies and I, too, die yet another day. It's just horrible and I see no end- just a very different life that I never wanted to be a part of. All alone and empty.

by John P. Read, London Poet
5 years ago

Losing someone you shared your whole life with is soul destroying. Everywhere you go everything you do, the memories are always there. It's now 8 years since my wife and best friend passed away, but the pain never leaves; you just learn to live with it.

by Wayne Boulet
6 years ago

I understand exactly how you feel and what you are saying. I lost my wife of 40 years 7 months ago (at the age of 56) to the same sickness. I miss her so much. We were so close. I talk to her each day and tell her that I love her. I know she's still close to me, but it hurts so much that I can't see her, touch or, and hold her tight. I know we have to keep on, but it will never be the same again. When she died, a part of me died also. I am grateful to have had her in my life for so many years. I guess we will never understand why, no matter how much we try. They say time heals. We had time to look at each other and really say what was important, which means so much, but when you look back on your life, you think of all the things you should have said and done and things you took for granted. I sincerely wish you the best, and just knowing that they are still close to us, hopefully we can slowly move on with our lives because this is what they would want.

by Thomas Gallegos
7 years ago

I lost my wife, my love, my best friend, my partner of 30 years, all at one time, four days before Valentine's Day and a lifetime too soon. She was beautiful, both inside and out, and much too young (57) to leave this world. She died as a result of ovarian cancer, a terrible disease. Your poem struck a chord within me - I tell her how much I love her every day, even if she doesn't answer me, and I feel her presence throughout the day although I can't touch her. Why God took her is difficult for me to comprehend. She was such a good person to everyone who met her. The nights have been especially difficult without her. I can't imagine how I will ever fill the void I feel today. I'm told it will take time to heal. But, I don't know if I will have enough time.

by Henry Kaspar
6 years ago

Tom, I saw your story after reading "My Soulmate." It really struck me as our stories are somewhat similar. I lost my wife of 64 years on March 24 of this year. She died from ovarian cancer. This poem really struck me. It is now Christmastime, and for the first time in 64 years she will not be sitting next to me on Christmas morning. I can't hug her, kiss her, or tell her how much I love her. This poem is how I feel every minute of the day. Whenever I did something, she would be helping in one way or another, but now she won't be there lending a helping hand. People say time heals, but how can it if someone's been a part of your life every day for the past 64 years?