reasons

 

when i see them

when my eyes are closed

do they remember me

do they know who i am

still

the moments are far too few

and even further in between

when i am blessed to see

my reasons

i carry the weight of the world upon my shoulders

for a lifetime

i will carry them

my greatest sadness

in those moments so very few

and so very far in between

i am not granted to linger

for even one heartbeat longer

to hear the precious gift

of the sweet sound of their voices

 

 

 

~ janean christine mariani