Ashes to Ashes

I’m older now than I’ve ever been. Never thought I’d last this long.

I think of the family who have ‘passed’ before me, while my guarded emotions stay strong.

Could I have said something while they were still here? “I love you…I forgive you…I’m sorry…I’m wrong.”

I coulda. I woulda. I shoulda. I didn’t. It’s always the same woeful song.

Wondering. Watching. Waiting. The memories still make me cry.

As I sit in my rocker and wonder. And watch. And wait. And sigh.

jjs 7-20-2022

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