Departure

we feel sad when a loved one leaves us.
but i prefer to see the departure as an inevitable end to a journey,
hopefully, one that meant considerably to the other.
i do not want to mourn the departed.
i want to look back at my time with them and remind myself,
that i was lucky to have had them in my life.
that our separation was part of the journey,
and that we got to build memories that will always remain part of our story.
i want to look back and have those bittersweet memories,
of those precious seconds that fate threw us together.

tears will be shed when the dreaded moment comes,
but we will not cry in sadness, but in appreciation.
to be grateful that the universe granted us a bond,
to allow us to have been able to care for one another,
and to know love.

i'm grateful that i've tasted love,
in all senses of the word.
soul, physical, parent, sibling, relative, friendship.
i've had my heart broken over and over again,
but i'll never regret any decisions i made.
for even though i may not have been given the perfect path,
i've had a pretty amazing journey.