IN REMEMBRANCE OF MY LOVE

Going back in time

To memories not so sweet

A storm worse than a hurricane

Hit 1425 Heisler Street.

My husband lay there in his bed

His family all around

No one uttering a word

His shallow breathing, the only sound.

I couldn’t take my eyes off of him

The pain was tearing me into

Praying please God, just let him live

His fate is up to You.

I heard a sound like breaking glass

When he took his final breath

Later realized it was just my heart

Being shattered inside my chest.

If I could have joined him on his journey

And if it would have been God’s Will

I would have gladly lain down beside him

So we would be together still.

God was in control that day

Though my wishes were not met

Now he lies in Oak Bluff Cemetery

No more worries to beset.

Two years have come and gone

We know he’s in a better place

Yet standing at his grave

The tears still roll down my face.

What I would give to see his smile

And feel his love surround

This broken heart he left behind

To him I would expound.

So rest in Him my love, my heart

I’ll forever hold you in my dreams

And one day soon, we’ll meet on high

Where the Sacrificial Lamb redeems.

By Gerti Blackwell

In Remembrance of My Late Husband

David Blackwell

12/11/1950 – 08/05/2008