Almost A Year

It’s so hard to believe it’s almost a year
Almost a year since you were here.
I remember it like it was yesterday
And I wish yesterday was today

I had thought we had beaten it
But it came back and once again bit
Tearing into our lives
Ignoring our cries

Almost a year ago today
You were still here, smiling in your way
And everything felt like it was okay
But that was yesterday

This was so hard for everyone
Anyone who knew you as more than someone
And to me you were so much more than a someone

We had to watch you fade away
And we couldn’t stand in the way
Or help in any way

One day you were here,
The next you were gone.

Seventeen years,
You had no fears
You met death head-on
And asked us to try to move on

It was hard at the start, no doubt there
It was just so much to bear
Our hearts suffered so much wear
But we’re still all there

And now though you’re gone
You still live on
In our hearts and memories
Memories we will hold true
Memories of you

Almost a year
Since you left
But you’re still here
You haven’t really left

Author’s note: First shot at poetry on FictionPress. I wrote this because it’s been almost a year since my grandma died of cancer after fighting it for seventeen years. This idea has been in my head for a while so I took a break from writing my sequel for Strong Links and wrote it. R&R please, as always. Thanks.

— Lack of Luck