Fantasies of the Mind

Connected
By: Raven Shepardson
October 28, 2022

I know we are still connected
Even though you are not here
The love that was shared all those years
Still burns through my veins and reminds me
I miss you with every breath I take
I am left to wonder
How will I live this life without you here with me
Everything I touch holds a memory
Each picture I see of us
Shows me our love was real and still is
No one will ever understand just what I feel
I crack a little when your memory floods back in my mind
Thinking about how I wish you were here
And the tears start rolling out of my eyes
I can’t control them and I wish I could
I try to be strong but it is hard to do
I’ve lost my love, my heart, my world
There is nothing I can do to change that
Our daughters have been there for me since it happened
And they remind me all is not lost
You are here and we are still connected
In their faces, how they talk and their actions remind me of you
Even our grand baby does little things you use too
My life will never be the same
But I know our connection shines bright day and night
I will love you forever and ever amen

Dedicated to our dad Michael 

In loving memory of our mom and our dads love of a lifetime 

Kimberly S
February 1960 - August 2022