ODE TO DARRELL
As I cleared my Saved Mail cache
I came across your written word
As well as some early photos of you
And suddenly old memories were stirred.
Though our time together was short
You managed to leave your mark upon my heart
You left me wanting more of you
And a relationship that died before its start
We know not why things happen
In the odd ways they seemingly do
But I guess God needed someone special
So He sent his angels for you.
I hope you are at peace at last
Earthly battles far behind
Just know that though our time was short
You remain in my heart and mind.
©Regina2010
Back in December of 2007, I met a gentleman and started seeing him in January of 2008. We didn’t date often, maybe once every two weeks, mostly just out to dinner or with his bowling buddies. It is not known how far the relationship would go, because a mere 5 months after we met, he died while having a routine, but serious test, run at his doctor’s office. The nurse failed to go in and check on him while the test was being done and he went into cardiac arrest. I didn’t know he had passed away until he didn’t show up for a date we had that night. I knew he had gone to the doctor that morning for tests, but never heard from him again. When I opened a local small time newspaper, the first obituary caught my eye………it was Darrell’s. I was devastated. It was a whole year after his death before I was able to date again.
Darrell, may you Rest In Peace.
