Poem

When You Left This Earth
By Havva Ramadan

They say that someone is never really gone until you stop remembering them.  I think there is truth in this.

When you left this earth a great part of me went missing, but I think you left some of yourself behind for me to find.

When you left this earth I gathered your things and held them close. I closed my eyes and for a moment it felt like you were here with me again.

When you left this earth I went through my pictures, I studied your face harder than I ever have and for a moment those pictures brought you to life once more.

When you left this earth I found as many reasons as I could to talk about you.  I tell stories about you and for a moment we are living in those memories again.

Everyday I find as many reasons as I can to remember you.  I find as many reasons as I can to not let the rest of you leave this earth and everyday it brings me peace to know that as long as I remember you; a part of you will always be here.