REMEMBERING...

Remembering
© By Jennifer L. Eckert

That place where safety and comfort reign,
happiness seems abundant.
Laughing, eating, looking forward,
till something so significant.

All still there, but with a different feel,
safety and comfort amiss.
Tears and fears of a pleasant past gone,
along with that comforting bliss.

Emptiness looms, moans, and yearns,
for something other than reality.
Thoughts of what's happening taking over,
to a life with such duality.

Remembering smells and happier times,
but then again taken back.
Joy and sadness both linger on,
can really never go back.

To the place where safety and comfort reigned,
when happiness was abundant.
Not ever knowing what the future will hold,
That's why remembering is so significant.