it comes in waves. . .
the sadness,
the loneliness
the tears

i understand
that it never
really goes away,
the pain,
the longing,
the hope that
someday all will
be forgiven
and some semblance
of what used
to be would resurface. . .

it never really ends. . .

it just stays
hidden, underneath
all the new,
behind all the
recent, your past
would always
be, just around
your mind somewhere

i wish i could
erase everything
that haunts you. . .

if only i can
chase them all away
or make them disappear
just for a little while

i'm sorry i can't do more,
i can only hold you
so that the waves
won't carry you, or me away

hold on to me love,
tightly, firmly