When love is lost
It still exists
It rears its head
In all those little bits
A joke once told
A moment once shared
Where we once were
When we once cared
When love is gone
It can return
Its hope that warms
May one day burn
But like a candle
A breath may wither
And cold return
In its absence shiver
When love is dead
There is only pain
Do not hold on
Till only cruelty remain
Let there be strength
In kindness leave
In memory of love
And as mourners grieve
