August

August it is

A month of loss and grief 

Where time was punishing

Now simply still 

I go back living it yet again 

In slow motion 

Of an unforgiving call

Drive into darkness 

Smell of absence 

Staring into melancholy 

Sleuthing meaning of life

Hubris in me destroyed 

Grief, walked in 

With loud announcement 

Through wide open front door

Sat like it owned the place 

To repay the old debts 

With the last drop of will

Uncouth at times

Gentle at times 

It assured it will stay

People came and went 

Grief, once it walked in 

Will never leave 

Grief simply changed the address

Tightness in chest to flutter in gut 

Ocean of tears to curve of a smile 

Holding on snugly to letting go 

Grief, once it walked in

Will never leave 

Now an entire house 

With wide open windows 

Breeze flows in freely

Light enters abundantly

Windows of love and memories 

Grief, once it walked in 

Will never leave 

Its yours forever