Loved One

Close your eyes

and think of me,

Did I appear

as I said I would?

Did your eyes fill with tears

as you addressed my wounds with your gaze,

Not daring to utter the truth

Out of fear that I would go away,

And leave you all alone.

But did you know?

The truth is,

You will never be alone,

In this life,

The next life,

And the one after that,

I have always held, and will hold,

your trembling hand,

and draw peace as it steadies

from the growth of your heart.

- Lady Bell