By Devyn Buonauro.
As I feel the single, cold tear
We laid your body to rest
I know you are up there floating in space
Looking down and no longer longing
To leave this place behind.
Feeling this weight of acceptance
Within my sorrow, as the healing process reveals acceptance,
I no longer shed a tear.
Knowing you did not leave me behind,
You just needed to rest.
I have no need to be longing,
You have not left this space.
I still give you space
So that you too feel acceptance.
The echoes of our memory longing,
I feel as my heart begins to tear.
At night I struggle to rest,
Knowing there is nothing of you left behind
Grief plays a funny game of leaving memories behind.
The pain of losing you echoes through this empty space.
I cannot speak for the rest,
For they do not feel this acceptance
I watched as they all shed a tear
Seeing that they were longing.
I do not know what they were longing
But I do know they never wanted you to leave us behind.
For them I do not shed a tear.
I know they will see you in space.
For you are among the stars. Acceptance.
It is a funny word to say I am at peace with your eternal rest.
It is getting easier to rest.
At night I do not stay up longing.
I still feel the same acceptance,
I know you did not leave me behind.
For you are within space.
I have slowly bandaged the tear.
I know you are somewhere in space, happy with your acceptance have stained my pillow with a tear, still longing,
But I am happy that you have left me behind, as it gives you time to rest.
Beautiful Devyn!