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Though our hearts are joined forever, linked by invisible chains,
the time has come for me to see
that much of "me" remains.
We walked this earth together; our lives are intertwined,
so I shall live this life I have as two lifetimes...combined.
Twice as long, I’ll gaze at sunsets. Twice as many times, I’ll laugh. Twice as hard, I’ll seize these moments I now live on your behalf.
Twice as tough, I’ll bear this sorrow. Twice this vow, I will renew: Until we meet again one day, Twice As Much, I’ll Live For You...
Twice as Much, my sweet Katie. Twice as Much.
Walking back to the beach house, I let my bare feet experience each step, as though my body were connecting to the sacred grounds of this spot. I felt differently, still sad, but realizing that releasing them from my hands would never release them from my heart or my soul. And there was a strange comfort to be found in the finality. Almost sensing a twinge of optimism, I began to think for the first time of possibly surviving this terrible chapter of my life’s story. Oh, I felt no desire to seek actual happiness again, but knowing there was a chance to endure the years until being reunited with my loves, would at least fuel my will to live.
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The Houseguest by Linda Ellis www.LindaEllis.life