In My Heart

By: Lauren

The wind blows,

Rustling the leaves

Swirling around me

As I stand alone,

Why must we be apart?

You are in my heart

The crunching of cold snow and grass beneath my feet

With every step, the sound resonates through the air

All about me are rows

Down, down, as far as the eye can go

Granite, marble, metal

All of them had to depart,

You are in my heart

Engraved names, dates, sayings

All lose their meaning

There is nothing there but a feeling

Lost in the still, morning air

Flowers decaying and frozen

Everything falls, everything parts

You are in my heart

Years are beginning to pass

Empty hallways

I thought you’d be here always

A metal name plate

That isn’t you

You aren’t in there

You are in the air, in the flowers, in all that surrounds me

And although it may seem as if you are gone

You aren’t

In me you have imprinted your love, given to me, you impart

You are always, always, in my heart