The Scent of a Woman

Going throuh the clothes that you once wore
Filled with your scent that drove me wild
I find myself curled up on the floor
Crying as though I was a little child

Stumble through the words in my lonely prayer
Asking Jesus if He has room for another
I can still smell the shampoo from your hair
As it clings to threads of our pillow covers

I cannot bring myself to let go of you
With your perfume hanging in the air
The promise of sunflowers blooming anew
I see the lifeless rocking of your favorite chair

I hear you say you love me in my mind...
A whisper in the wind is what I am reaching for
The sweetness of your being flows achingly by
Teasing my mind into wanting so much more

My pain has never been pushed to its limit
My heart has never felt so weak and small
But forgive me now as I take a few minutes
And throw your atomizer against the wall

Our room fills with its heavenly scent
At times so incredibly strong
The aroma so sweet and innocent
I know it won`t last very long

But every time I take that lonely stroll
Walking the empty hallway
Your essence will fill my lonely soul
If just for another heart wrenching day

© copyright 2006 by Timothy r

I wrote this two years ago for a friend..I thought it was fitting to re-post on the anniversary of her death.