Ten years
A life, a love, a loss
By Freya Anastasia Hatfield
Time passes and takes some pain,
Time passes and some pain remains.
Time can heal but can also burn,
Burn out flames and burn out feelings.
Ten years fly by in a second,
A decade of love, loss and new beginnings.
Ten years of you not being here,
But knowing you’re still around.
A decade can seem so long, yet can feel like it all just happened,
Events that happened feel like they happened just days ago,
Memories on constant replay remembering happy days once spent,
Day’s of laughing, parties, family get-togethers,
memories that are held tight in time in photos and videos alike.
It seems so long ago since you left,
But feels like yesterday when I last saw you.
It doesn’t feel real or right that it’s been ten years,
since you last closed your eyes.
It doesn’t feel right that it’s been ten years since you last took a breath,
It doesn’t feel right that at 75 years and 364 days it was your time.
Time passes and takes some pain,
Time passes and some pain remains.
Time can heal but can also burn,
Burn out flames and burn out feelings.
Ten years fly by in a second,
A decade of love, loss and new beginnings.
Ten years of you not being here,
But knowing you’re still around.
We loved you then,
We love you now,
Time can pass,
You can be gone,
But the memory of you will live on.
Another ten years can go,
But you won't,
More people will die,
More babies will be born,
But the power of your love will never change,
The power of who you were will never die.
You were strong,
You were inspiring,
You were a backbone,
Quite simply you were a diamond,
Shine bright.
Time passes and takes some pain,
Time passes and some pain remains.
Time can heal but can also burn,
Burn out flames and burn out feelings.
Ten years can fly by in a second,
A decade of love, loss, and new beginnings.
Ten years of you not being here,
But knowing your still around.
Ten years of missing you.
Ten years of not forgetting you.
Ten years of keeping your love strong.
Ten years making sure you were not forgotten.
To ten years and to many more.
Never forgotten.
Neer out of sight or mind.
Never too far away.
To love and loss, and new beginnings.
We loved you then, and we love you still.
Love you always and forever our shining diamond.
