You are everywhere
In so many lives
In so many forms
For so many reasons
Loss
of security
When
everything aroundTurns from
Solid ground to
Quicksand
Loss
of simplicity
When
even the smallest Next step
Requires strategy
Loss
of the familiar
The
feeling of homeReplaced with
The feeling of being a guest
In your own life
Loss
of a strong better half
No
longer strong or betterStill half
Yet somehow for now
Less than half
Loss
of conversation
About
anything of substanceGod, Life, Future
True loss for a couple
Not practiced
In small talk
Loss
of shared dreams
Leaving
one to dream aloneTill the other re-learns
How to dream
Loss
of the luxury
Of
leaning on a partner Because any leaning
Might knock him over
Again
Loss
of being sure
Of
anything Except the need to
Live in mystery
And
just
When
you have finishedNaming each
Of your own
Losses
There are the losses
Of those around you
To name
Loss
of ideals
Loss
of uncomplicated livingLoss of relying on
Anyone else
To get things right
Loss
of thinking
That
getting things rightWill protect
From loss
Because eventually
Loss finds
Everyone
Loss
You are everywhere
But lately it seems
You are a lot
Around me
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