Ever to Remain

With courage I remember
adoring recall of your grace
woeful in unfeigned sorrow
no mourning shall erase
 
Latching onto grief and pain  
a memoir of what I have lost  
assuredly not erased in time  
recollections are embossed    
   
Reminiscence offers comfort  
with reassuring regularity  
authenticating your existence  
affording poignant clarity  
   
Intimately keeping you  
in the space within my chest  
holding you in my mind’s eye  
with eidetic intuition I am blessed  
   
Ever remaining a part of me  
I shall not take leave, nor forget  
remembering the spirit of you  
without exception or regret