Solace

You promised to stay,
but your actions were swayed.
I could not remain,
heavy-hearted with pain.

Left here all alone,
I feel like a lost stone.
Seasons carry time,
mine arrived as bells chimed.

You seem nonchalant,
did you get what you want?
Do not ask what you know,
as relief I now own.

Wanting back what I had,
missing you makes me sad.
Though we may be apart,
love has no end or start.

Learning how to accept,
teaches me to connect.
As your smile lights me up,
filling my empty cup.

With a loving farewell,
no more reasons to dwell.
I am always with you,
essence forever true.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy