Grief, I Know Poem by Randy McClave

I know grief
As a soul knows a thief,
It is known in my writing
And I feel it from my reciting.
It was with me every day
Constantly to the Lord I did pray,
It followed me around
As if we both as one were bound.
I want to feel that grief no more
So, I led it out the door,
I want it no more in my life
Either as a girlfriend, or as a wife.
I replaced my grief with peace
Now I know my serenity will not cease,
I never replaced it with another woman
Because, It's really over and I couldn't.

Randy L. McClave