The bittersweet feeling of loss
the grief and sorrow
arising from the depths of our being
feels eternal
and insurmountable
as if we never were before this
and we will never be beyond it
but as it fades
so does our memory of the pain
we return to who we were
but different
somehow deeper
for the loss that lives inside us
leaves room
for love past
and love to come
LOSS AND LOVE
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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