My Life Ended That Day

My life ended that day
The day you heard about
The day your heart broke upon the hearing
The day long since forgotten by many
And rightly so
It’s not anyone else’s battle
But my own

A distant memory for most

So much time has passed
Time spent by some
Traveling to new places
Smelling the flowers
Making memories with loved ones

But my life ended that day

And since that day
There have been no vacations
No smelling of flowers
No peaceful time with loved ones

Just a long hard journey

To find life again
And figure out
How to live it