Have You Forgotten? Poem by CHARMAINE SIMPSON

When life came from out of no-where
And smacked us both in the face
Crushing our emotions,
Testing our strength to survive
And the boundaries of our sanity –
We found a home
In it we found a friendship.
Amidst our own personal chaos
In the deep river of tears we cried in turn
There was us –
You and I –
Do you forget how hard we laughed? –
I certainly don’t
For these moments I have cherished in my memory –
The times within such a dark and heavy sadness
That still managed to spark joy, fun, and laughter.
This beautiful memory belongs only to us-
Have you forgotten a little boy?
He heard your key before you even got near the door-
He has lost someone special and close to his heart –
He was there with us in our home
We found our friendship –
He found what he never had before
A big sister!
Do you forget?
Noah doesn’t-
For when his world seemed so overwhelming and uncertain
He knew one thing for sure
He had our home –
He had us –
We three had each other.
We shared so much that it breaks my heart
To now recall each and every significant day
That turned to night and day again,
Each new place, every experience,
The sadness, the anger, and the frustration –
All the endless hours we spent talking –
Sharing our inner most feelings and secrets –
Some I have never shared with any other than with you!
If I had trust or faith in anyone or anything
It was in our friendship-
I thought it was for a lifetime-
I was wrong –
I don’t understand-
Why and how could you so easily let it go?
Maybe it never was any of this to you –
I only know what it is I feel
My heart misses you –
To me you were my friend for life.


September 19th 2006