On My Last Day Of Work

On my last day of work I gave her a hug,

I worked with her for over thirty years and on my last day I just wanted to hold her in my arms.

When I first met her she was young and I was young.

But now we were well into our middle age and to me she was still as beautiful as when I first met her,

And when I held her in my arms all of the memories came back.

Of those days when I first got to know her.

When I actually thought there might be a future.

When all seemed possible.

On my last day of work we said goodbye and we promised we would be in touch,

But as I drove away I knew this would never occur.

As I walked out of the building I knew a chapter of my life had ended and it was never going to come back.

Sio as I exited the parking lot I said out loud that I would never forget her and I said a prayer.

A prayer for her well being as well as mine.

A prayer that somehow, someway we would find each other and never let go of one another.