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A sadness today,
my love's gone,
now 3 months.
I am still alone.

The Old Fool,
At risk, once more.
Another mistake,
With an open door.

Assumptions many,
Not keeping score,
Mistakes, again made,
Now a closed door.

Will you learn a lesson,
Unlike you did before
As you irritated the one,
Who has locked the door.

When did indifference,
become a popular way,
to treat residents of
this assisted living community?

Leaving a resident in the dining room,
when they want to go back to their room.
Perhaps there is a better way to
deal with this. Certainly better
than the resident beating on the table
with their cup. It distracts the wait staff
from taking meal orders and waiting
on others residents.

How wonderful,
life could be,
when surrounded by,
family and friends like thee.

Must we keep hidden,
how we feel,
or have I known,
what was real?

I don't know,
not sure I care,
I just hope people,
are aware,

of how good you've been,
to me during this lifetime,
when I thought my life was over.
It wasn't my time.

Time for me to make a trip to the Oregon Coast

I'll be your friend,
as long as I live,
for you I love,
and will now give.

This old heart aches,
for a love which I lost.
Finding someone new,
I needed, no matter the cost.

Alone, is the path,
for my new life's goal.
Widower I'll stay,
no love to embroil.

Somewhere,
my love has gone.
Those words haunt me,
as if lyrics to a song.

Where has she gone?
I need to know,
for my heart is broken.
Where can I go?

Life's travesty,
not a place to go,
for the wishes we have,
may never show.

Desire to be happy,
at this time in life.
How can it be?
You lost your wife.

No longer the memories.
No longer the cries.
No longer the goodbyes.
No longer the sighs.

How does one cope,
when memories die.
What must you do,
to hurt with the cries..

Lost love, no matter
how long it has been,
grieve you must, to make,
your memories whole again.

There isn't a queue,
for a broken heart,
except to realize,
I've done my part.

All the love, I see,
in your eyes,
tells me, I need,
your sweet sighs

by my side and
my heart sings,
with all the warmth,
a love brings.

What chance is
there to be,
when it's your love,
I hope I see.