Please Release Me

One year ago today,     I lost you… A loss     I cannot even begin           to describe… I have tried,     and tried again,           to accept your death I have also tried     to move on           with my life… I do not yet know,     if I have fully succeeded,           or not,     but I am trying… As you may,     or may not know,           there is someone else now,               who has become significant in my life,                     just as you did,                         so long ago… I hope you do not mind,     but I asked her here today,     for she wants something too… Something you have held,     this past year,           and I want her to have               as much of it as possible… What she wants is my heart,     I have given her,           as much as I can,               but you still hold                     much of it… I ask you now,     today,           on the one year anniversary               of your death,                     to allow me                         to release you                               from my heart… And for you     to release the grip           you have had,               these past months,                     so that she                         can experience                               the love that you experienced,                                   for so long… There is another reason,     I asked her here today,           for hopefully beginning now,               at this very moment,                     that release will happen… And from this moment onward,     she will see and feel,           what you did,               for so long… Please release me,     and allow me to release you,           so I can move on               and create a new life,                     with the new lady,                         I have chosen,                               to spend a lifetime with… © Jonathan Wikkins 2001  December 10th, 2001 Revised February 10, 2008 All Rights Reserved Written December 10th, 2001 Revised February 10, 2008 © on Dec 10 2001 02:14 AM PST, David Michael Shurtleff   spiritual