Time Passes

Time passes

And takes with it my pain 

The breathtaking pain of grief 

That lingers 

But finally fades into yesterday

Tears that once flowed continuously 

Slow day by day

To flowing less frequently 

But still never stop

Always the reminders 

Are in everything 

The smell 

The memory 

The glimpse of a shadow 

The space occupied 

Now empty 

Time passes

And takes with it my pain

When I’m no more

No tears

When my memory joins yours