In Adoration Poem by Nancy Terrell

Something I overheard others lamenting years ago
Returns memories everlasting to my mind
Whispering of my love for him in tones so low
Expressing devotion and my worship in tow
Words tying my emotions now up in a bow
Expecting him to return them to me in kind
My knowing that at any moment he will leave
Causing pain and sorrow – bestowing me to grieve
For, why can’t I just say good-by forever more?
Without the presence of the one I do adore.