The Gift of the Butterfly

Each new day is a new beginning,

To awake, to breathe, to start afresh.
The sunrise smiles its rays hello,
As we stretch the muscles of our flesh.

Each new day has a reset button,
To cancel out the sadness of our past.
It reminds us that there is still a future,
Where our hidden hurts don’t last.

Each new day is a powerful reminder,
That there are more moments to follow.
Where we get to choose how they’ll unfold,
To have a brighter and happier tomorrow.

Each new day is a positive gift to unwrap,
Like a butterfly awakened from its cocoon,
Where the death of a day births a new one,
That shines bright in the dark like the moon.

Severed Heart

How can I go on with you gone?

It feels like my life is on pause.
I’ve relied on you for so long,
And got used to all your flaws.

How can my life move forward?
With you now gone from my side.
Being alone feels oh, so awkward,
I can’t stop crying since you died.

How do I face my future all alone?
Who will support and love me again?
I’ve been smelling your lovely cologne,
Just to feel your presence remain.

How can I carry on living without you?
When our lives became one for so long.
I feel like a Siamese twin, one of two,
Alone and feeling like I don't belong.

How do I start this new beginning?
Who will help to guide my way?
If I always wear our wedding ring,
Will you also hear me when I pray?

Like a Bird

Like a bird, you kicked me out the nest,
To see what new adventure brings.
You urged me to spread my wings,
I did, leaving you all alone,
Eager to fly high and roam.

I landed far, across the globe,
I wish now I hadn’t flown so far.
Where we could no longer visit by car,
I wish you hadn’t made me leave,
For now, I wouldn’t have to grieve.

Your death has caught me unprepared,
I wish I had chosen to come home.
Yet, how could we ever have known,
Your time on earth would be cut short.
But glad I was at your side, as you fought.

I wish I had called you more often,
Or came for your birthdays at least,
To arrange for you a fitting feast.
I wish we had taken more photos,
To remember the times we shared.
Or showed you how much I cared.

Like an eagle, you waited with hope,
You’ve earned your wings to soar,
To where pain and weariness are no more.
Now, It is your time to fly high,
To a new life beyond this bright, blue sky.
I am so grateful I got to say goodbye,
And know I’ll see you again when I die.