The Memory Will Last Poem by tawona chimbwanda

Music I head with you was more than music and bread I shared with you
was more than bread. The JOKES WE SHARED WERE MORE THAN WHAT THEY WERE. NOW THAT I AM WITHOUGHT YOU, ALL IS DESOLATE, ALL THAT ONCE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL IS DEAD.

YOUR HANDS ONCE TOUCHED THIS TABLE AND THIS SILVER, AND I HAVE SEEN YOUR FINGERS HOLD THIS GLASS. THESE THINGS DO NOT REMEMBER YOU, BELOVED, AND YETYOUR TOUCH UPORN THEM WILL NOT PASS. THE MEMORY AND IMAGE WILL LAST.

FOR IT WAS MY HEART YOU MOVED AMONG THEM. AND BLESSED THEM WITH YOUR HANDS AND WITH YOUR EYES AND IN MY HEART THEY WILL REMEMBER ALWAYS, THEY KNEW YOU ONCE. THE MEMORY WILL LAST.

THE HOURS I SPENT WITH YOU, DEAR HEART, ARE AS A STRING OF PEARLS TO ME. I COUNT THEM OVER, EVERY ONE APART.

NOW THAT I AM ALONE, I AM WITHOUT YOU, I HAVE NO JOY, I HAVE NO PEACE, I HAVE NO HEART BUT STILL THE MEMORY WILL LAST.
BY TAWONA