ALONE

 

Tears stung her eyes

And her voice cracked

As she remembered

Her loss hung heavy

Since he, what?

Even now she can’t say it

Could not utter the word

Euphemisms fill her head

Crossed over, left the world, 

Gone to a better place

He’s in the next room

Passed away

Other people can say dead

But she cannot

Seven years have passed

Since it happened, her loss

And she lost so much

A husband, lover, friend

Partner, confident

Soul mate

And even now it hurt

Though the wound

Is an old one

It is still unhealed

Still vivid red, angry

Time is a great healer

They said to help her

To comfort her

But she thinks they lied