The Greatest Gift
I always knew this time
would come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How
I loved you then! How I lvoe you now!
I made a promise then,
and I will keep that promise now...
You will not suffer from a
pain that will not heal;
You will not know the loss of a life
remembered, now gone.
It is for me alone to
make this decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure
laughter
You brought me during the time we shared.
I
am the only one who can decide when it is time.
When my hope
dies, and my fear rides high,
Just when I need you most, I
must let you go.
It is for you alone to tell me
when you are ready
For without your guidance, I will not know
When
to lay my grief, my guilt, my anger
My sorrow and my selfish
heart aside
and give you this last gift, this greatest gift.
You
eyes will speak to mine and I will know.
The
pain of this moment is excruciating.
Tears stream down my
face in a river of sorrow.
And my heart drowns in a pool of
grief.
For you have spoken and I have listened,
and
unlike other decisions I have made
This one brings no
relief...no comfort...no peace.
For if there's
one thing you've taught me
If there's only one thing I've
learned....
Unconditional love has a condition after all,
I
must be willing to let you go, when you speak to me
I must be
willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone
And I must
accept my pain so you can be free of yours.
Go
easily now, go quickly now,
Do not linger here, it is time for
you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find your youth
Go
find the ones who have gone before you
You are free to leave
me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain
will soon be gone.
I pray I will find comfort
in my memories...
in the dark and lonely days ahead.
I
cannot say I will not miss you, I cannot say I will not cry.
For
only my tears can heal my broken heart.
But I promise you
this; as long as I live,
You will live, alive in my mind,
forever in my heart.
So I give you this last
gift, all I have left to give,
And this will be my greatest
gift...sending you away.
It is the measure of my unconditional
love....
For only the greatest love can say
"Goodbye,
go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has been the
greatest gift of all."
By Karla Bertram
