The Enemy Time
Time heals all wounds.
Any advice for grieving.
It'll just take some time.
He died.
It was painful to remember him.
The laughter.
The smiles.
The hugs.
I tried to block the memories.
Erase them from immediate thought.
Reminders sprung when least expected.
All the time.
I shook my head
and moved on.
I would not cry.
I would not make them deal with my tears.
My anger.
It wouldn't help me anyway.
It'll just take some time.
Six months.
A lot of time.
I talk more now.
I can say his name aloud.
I can repeat stories from the past.
I can laugh.
But is it too late?
Did I lose my mind's time with him?
He'll live on in your memories.
But I blocked those memories.
I alluded them for too long.
Tiny details are obscured.
His face blurs each day.
His laugh inaudible.
He's fading.
Time has betrayed me.
Any advice for grieving.
It'll just take some time.
He died.
It was painful to remember him.
The laughter.
The smiles.
The hugs.
I tried to block the memories.
Erase them from immediate thought.
Reminders sprung when least expected.
All the time.
I shook my head
and moved on.
I would not cry.
I would not make them deal with my tears.
My anger.
It wouldn't help me anyway.
It'll just take some time.
Six months.
A lot of time.
I talk more now.
I can say his name aloud.
I can repeat stories from the past.
I can laugh.
But is it too late?
Did I lose my mind's time with him?
He'll live on in your memories.
But I blocked those memories.
I alluded them for too long.
Tiny details are obscured.
His face blurs each day.
His laugh inaudible.
He's fading.
Time has betrayed me.