the word stirs my heart
it is endless
and what can I do when Forever
means so much
and when held next to weakness
it highlights a pain that lives forever
along with the longing and the love
that remains solid
"Forever"
Oh, this day stirs my emotions
I think of the wretched pain I allowed
to be inflicted upon you
Because I was so alone and weak.
I needed strength.
I needed a hope;
That just didn't seem to really come.
In the irony of it all
You gave me a new salvation in life
Your purpose perhaps fulfilled
with the change of course on my choppy sea
Oh, I went through the storm
For years I was certain I could not endure
But somehow with the vision of Faith
The seas came to be calm
and the pain lifted
and was gone
Yet the memory
stays with me
as it should
For you were one with me
and still remain forever in my heart
You are the beacon of light
that keeps me focused
when I have lost direction
You are my Celeste Osias
My "Heavenly Salvation"
I honor you
and keep you close
May the flowers bloom extra vibrant
May the trees sway their energy into our hearts
May the birds sing a sweeter melody
To remember you and the sacrifice made
To be taken off of the dead end street
and placed back on the road of life
The choices we women have to make sometimes
are often not truly our own
when the influence of other egos
are attempting to save themselves
from their comfort of life.
I love you
and ask for forgiveness once again
by Melissa Rubin
For my Celeste Osias
~ June 14, 1995 ~
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