"WHEN I AM GONE"
by Becky Hemsley
When I am gone, do not fear my memory.
Do not be afraid to speak my name or look through old photographs.
Do not be scared to play old videos so that you might hear my voice and see me laughing.
I know it will hurt. Those memories will remind you that I am gone.
They will stab at you like a knife in an open, gaping wound. Raw, excruciating pain.
But after a while the knife will become less sharp, the wound will become less open and the pain will become less raw.
And those memories will remind you that I was here.
That I lived.
Do not reduce my life to my death.
Speak my name, hear my voice, sing my favourite songs and visit my favourite places.
Because that’s how I can stay alive a little.
Right here with you
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Becky Hemsley 2022
https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild
Beautiful image by Eva Koleva Timothy - Fine Art Photography
'When I Am Gone' is from the book of the same name
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