Loss of a Loved One

She rose from her seat
Her head bent to hide her face
She tried to smile and her pale lips
Wouldn’t budge

She trembled among them, alone in this drizzle
The grayish skies rumbled at her loss
She looked around, shut her eyes
Trying to reminisce what is now lost

She watched as they closed upon him
Hiding his lonely eyes
Her cold arms aching to reach him
Her frozen cheeks wanting his kiss

And she took another step
The cool breeze blowing upon his cheeks
She could see his tears
Rolling endlessly over his tired face

It was her he cried for and her he longed for
But it was all gone
She took his hand and waited for his usual warm response
And he rose.

Walking to the front of the room to where a coffin stood
He wept.
She watched.
And it dawned on her the horrifying truth.