Perpetuity: I Am Yours Forever and You Are Mine
by Virginia Carraway Stark
One day I found a picture of you
And my heart was hurt anew
Because my love, how I loved you
You were mine, my Perpetu
But even more I belonged to you
Someone like my Perpetu
Can never leave my heart too
So much of me was invested in you
Every day you were with me was always new
A part of my soul was claimed when yours was due
I always new the day would come
When I would think of you and numb
The pain and tears that will not be dumb
Some things in life aren’t here to stay
But having a dog taken away
Even by old age, the pain eats us day by day
Rest for now, my Perpetu
One day I know, I will see you
I will hold you in my arms anew
What is gone now is not lost except for a few
When it’s time to wake up know that I’m here
And that I’ve never once forgotten you.
– mixed media on paper, Copyright 2009 Virginia Carraway Stark.
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