Memories and Strength- a poem

WHAT I thought was lost to years

And nowhere left to find,

Was merely hiding deep inside

The corners of my mind.

TUCKED away and neatly stored,

Like treasures in a row,

Were all the memories left behind

Since time you had to go.

I pulled them out, one by one,

And gently brushed them off.

Then placed them high, upon a shelf

Throughout my tiny loft.

SURROUNDED by your strength, I wake

And face each day anew.

I’m happy to be who I am

And have the love of you.

Retm