I Kindly Tip My Hat

true love never dies ...

I Kindly Tip My Hat

Written By Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

Copyright © 2022 Marvin Thomas Cox

DBA: Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

All Rights Reserved

I am expected to just return to normal,

get over it,

because,

after all,

it's been five months since you passed.

But what those kind,

caring, but inconsiderate

dumb-asses,

fail to see,

is that within my heart

time has not moved on

no, not an iota's nanosecond,

of even one grain of sand,

of this life's hourglass,

having passed, in you passing,

from the land of the living,

to the land of the dead and gone.

And for me,

for me in losing the love of my life,

it is, as if it happened -- only yesterday,

and it hauntingly remains fresh,

as an unbearable pain inflicted,

upon my wounded heart and mind,

and all the treasured memories,

of you here, here with me

 -- as my love, my life, my beloved wife…

I kindly tip my hat,

and I do humbly say:

To hell with those filled with advice,

those who have yet to suffer loss,

suffer losing a spouse,

the intimacy of a husband or wife,

for they don't know diddly squat,

about true loss, mourning, and grieving,

and most certainly know nothing at all,

about truly heartfelt and lived love,

enduring and undying love

--love that lasts well beyond a lifetime.

(Written May 21^st, 2022)

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Love is stronger than death wrote Solomon in Ecclesiastes and I believe it to be absolutely true by the evidence I have witnessed. Death is never easy but to bury a soul mate and a life partner must certainly be one of the most heartbreaking experiences anyone could suffer. I feel only a sad comradery with the author where our words are found to be useless things.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Thank you for your kind words of compassion and understanding ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

[Woody]

Anything I say would sound trite compared to the poignancy of your words, Marvin. Can we ever get over such a loss? I wonder.
Sad but nicely penned, my friend.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Thank you Woody! ...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This is so sad and true....we don't get over the loss of our loved ones...we only find means to cope and move on the best we can.
j.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Jacob,
Thank you for reading, and for the very kind and true to life input ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham