Left Standing

"Your faces we can not see. But with our hearts we can see and feel each one. As your bodies of innocence lie stiff with exhaustion and pain, Do not fear, the Lord is near. Screams and cries are heard..."

"When love turns your world upside down and your mind is spinning about in a whirlwind. The life you once knew seems foreign as thoughts consist of one instead of many. How do you know it to be real? ..."

"Each evening when I lie and each morning when I rise. You are by my side, a never-ending vigil. The warmth I feel from your arms so lovely wrapped around, has given a constant peace that can not be ex..."

"I feel as though I'm drawn to nature. That it is my one true calling. The creatures of the world mean so much to me, and they know this. Some say the animals can not comprehend like us humans do. But ..."

"Death, wonderful sweet death. How I hear you beckoning to me. I want to come but something holds me back. My friends, pets and cousin hold me back. These are my loved ones, whom I don't want to leave ..."

"My pain is that of an unceasing river, never yielding to the world's surroundings. None know the pain that runs deep, the pain that penetrates my heart each day I rise. To love again would be a crime..."