20150419: Threnody

You always said you would go

when the time was right;

and you did.

You always said you alone

had the right to say when,

and you were sure.

You always held the belief

of one's own right to personhood

and so you proved.

You were tired of living:

Getting old hurts, you said.

It's time to go.

You missed your husband.

You wanted to join him;

He was your rock.

It was your life to decide.

I couldn't ask you to stay.

I didn't have the right.

I knew you were leaving,

But I still grieve your absence;

I miss you.

We talked so much.

There was always much to say;

A lot was left unsaid.

But I do know this:

I know you loved me -

Even when you left me.

20 April 2015