A Poem by Liz Johnston

Below

I don’t want you to suffer any longer
I don’t want you to agonize over the loss
I don’t want you to think you didn’t do your best
I don’t want you to think it was your fault
I don’t want you to remain in the depth any longer
I don’t want you to forget how to live
How to love
How to impact
How to carry on
You once did
You once embraced
You once lived
The impact was too much
The reason to carry on slipped away
The embrace, ah the embrace
The embrace of friendship of family of life
The way back from below and up is difficult on a good day
On a bad day horrific
On a normal – normal! – day slightly bearable
And the sun will shine
And you will feel its warmth
And the birds will sing
And you will hear their song
And a friend will extend a hand
And you will be comforted
And you will
Because you choose
Above over below