Anna begins

You promised me

you'd never leave

you'd make me laugh

you'd hold my hand

you'd be here

You proposed to me

a lifetime of smiles

a lifetime of understanding

a lifetime of together

a lifetime of love

You vowed to me

your heart

your body

your mind

your life

Until you suddenly

left

me

alone.

My heart aches

not a woman

not a job

not an addiction

but death

in its consuming finality

And now it is only me to remember our plans

And now it is stolen from my future

your hands

your home

your children

your gray hair

But wait

Even as I cannot comprehend

why you chose to leave a life, full

and a love, true

I made promises too

I will remember you

I will cherish you

I will love you

I will never stop.