TIME TO GRIEVE

if the tears are loosed
they just might wash away
your memory
if the ache is let loosed
it just might erase
the love i hold onto
fear of losing
fear of feeling
fear of the lose
of you
of you
memories fade
remembrances become tradition
the reason for them becomes myth
a legend of a better day
a better day and time
if i let these tears go
they just might wipe me away
lost in grief so profound
i might not recover myself
if this ache is expressed
it just might tear me apart
losing the essence of you
the pain of letting you go
if this anger is spoken
it just might hit between the eyes
keeping one from seeing hope
in this time
in this time
is it time
to let the grief find its voice
in this place
in this time
to let it be at peace
never the same
never meant to be
let the weight of loss
be lifted from
your heart and mind
to breathe again

Angel Barreto