A loved one's passing is never easy to bear
and the pain it brings keeps the ache ever near.
No amount of words can take away the pain,
Nor bring your loved one back to you again.
The passage of time and the love of family and friends
These things help to bring the anguish to an end.
Time alone can heal your heart
Bringing together the broken parts.
The memories can be kept at length
For in your deepest , darkest times,
Your memories will sustain you
And will give you strength.

Bonita Taylor- Fussell