Surrender

I promise Susan,

The void was better yesterday

My eyes were not as swollen

My cheeks not as wet

My heart empty

But not feeling

As broken

As it has been

The rational mind

Believed

That maybe

Time was

On my side and

Healing was

Possible

But it was

Premature

Today the limbic system

Kicked in again

And I became

Aware

Aware of absence

Of pain

Of a heart

Broken

By your absence

The feelings

Spread into the void

Pushing it

Back open

Until the tears flowed

In the great chasm

And I was forced to

Surrender

Becoming a part of

The emptiness

Your untimely loss

Has created

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