Leading the way

And there it was

A light in the darkness that consumed me

A sadness so palpable it enveloped the space around me

Yet this light found a way through that darkness

Knew how to navigate the emptiness because he himself lived in it.

That light pulled me to the surface

Opened my eyes and let me see hope, beauty and love when I thought it never existed

Spent all that energy to save me instead of himself

For that darkness took hold of him when he left

And my light was too far away to lead him out.

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A thank you to my best friend who is now spirit side. I jumped into a rabbit hole of a past that I never truly processed of grieved, but I was happily reminded of all the beautiful memories we had together.

Leading up to Valentine’s Day, I will be writing about the love that was shared between us because even though he’s been gone for 9 years, I want to memorialize all the love and kindness that he was.

This poem was of course a little bit dark, but true nonetheless, and still a testament to how caring he was to those around him.

~A