BrokenEchoes

  A great deal of life’s darkness is gone Replaced by flawless blue sky Chaos the color of congealed blood Washed over with calm, soothing peace It has been a significant agony But we labored together We worked to our individual strengths Overcoming weak points in each other Now the battle is won The bleak, gloomy days are behind us And the future is brighter  than we could have imagined  

  I keep happy memories of you They are with me always Folded small, and nestled together In an envelope in my hip pocket It comforts me to have them To know they are within reach When days are rough and I feel low Touching the envelope reminds me Of joyful remembrances I have  Won’t it be nice when joy finds me again Other days require more I empty the paper container Spread and unfold my remnants of you I sit with them, spend time with them And with your help, somehow, I make it through