There Are Days Poem by Jon Blanes

There are days
that come
with such beauty
to conquer you
such pain
to vanquish you.

There are days
that come
with such strength
so full of life
and hard truth.
We do not know
where they come from
but they come.
Laying in wait
to ambush us,
falling upon us
like silent blood-red
autumn leaves.

There are days
that remain
forever with you
like long lost loves
that stay only as memories
remnants of a fractured life.

There are days
that come
with such beauty
with such pain
until the hardest day comes
and you yourself
become a memory.