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"EVER YOURS"

By Helen Charlotte Hill

My hopes lie scattered in fragments on the ground
Like the blood-red petals of a dying rose.
The part of my heart which remains ever yours
Withers and weeps and aches for you.
My shoulders are heavy with the burden
Of the pain I know you suffered.
In my mind float the misty memories
Of times when I could see you,
When I was near you,
The diamond-precious time
When I held you...
But now you are out of reach.
You slipped away with shocking abruptness;
One minute here, the next - nowhere.
There is nothing more painful
Than a parting with no goodbye.
If I had never believed in eternity,
I would have to believe in it now,
For if I truly felt you had gone forever
And I could never reach you again:
I would die.

Poem copyright Helen Charlotte Hill

    
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