All the Small Things

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The memories we made together

Still make me laugh and smile

But they don’t ward the tears forever

Sometimes I am a selfish child

Be assured, my amazing man,

At times I need to cry

Whether I’m alone or in a crowd

Sometimes the pain leaks from my eyes

I know your heart is here with me

You’ve told me, in so many ways

I get the messages, you see—

The ones you send on my worst days

Lost love? Oh no, I still have yours

I’ve known that since you went away

I cry for the life we should have had

‘Cause it wasn't supposed to be this way

I’m happy that you are at peace

Life was mostly cruel to you

Unfairness never seemed to cease

And I know that now, I breathe for two…

And there might be a lot of them—

The tears you never like to see

But the tears I cry are not for you…

I’m shedding them for me.

A/N: @BillTemple1957 wrote a poem called "Shed no tears for me." I swear, I could hear my Don's voice when I was reading it. So I wrote this in answer to that message from my angel. I just kinda wanted to reassure him. :) I wish I could dedicate this to Don AND to Bill. See, Bill's poems have helped me a lot, and I will be forever grateful that he writes them.