I remember

I remember you squatting
on ground , next to the swing

Steadying the ropes , holding
my hands , gently smiling

As I cried my eyes out
my fears , my doubts

Came out a-tumbling
all through, listening

patiently, you spoke at
long last of sorrow and grief
being everyone’s lot
that there was more to life

I believed you
and to my word, true

everyday, a renewed vow
to just live , here and now