tangled up in all that's left of you
i ponder implosion and eternity
and what's really beyond the veil, love,
can you hear me?
& thank god i've got a god to pray to
i knew i called you angel for a reason, i knew
and you've sprouted your wings
you're watching me
watching your daughter, windswept hair,
a smile like yours-- she doesn't know
why daddy's not at home,
but all those years ago
when i put your ring on my finger
i created a line like diamond wire,
a lifeline of sunlight,
now you breathe through me,
live, feel, know, remember--
& i tell you to live through me,
to watch with my eyes
and my fingers tingle
as i feel you and
i know some part of you
still lives within me
Author notes
Real love,
so strong that it lasts through death--
..beyond, pulling, tying us together,
speaking.
A contest entry
- Afterlife? by JeannieD Hunter.
700 points, ended August 10, 2008, 6 entries
Honorable mention
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Comments
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I do believe you have nailed love perfectly. I do know death can't get rid of it. It is a force that lives forever, and a bond that is not easily broken. This was beautifully written. Thank you so much for sharing this and good luck!
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Oh yeah the power of love will hold you entwined forever in spirit...Yet no matter how hard and painful death may be when a loved one dies they will always live on in our hearts and be a part of us till we are once more united.
Good luck in the contest.
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