Clarity

There is a girl I met-

We were friends

For a bit,

but then our paths

They split

And life went as it did.

Years afterwards her face appeared

My heart did smile

But then it feared

The news I saw upon her skin,

I cried the tears

One cries for kin.

I found her face once more

This time

Within a film

She made online,

And saw the piece of peace she held,

She held it tight; I let mine go without a fight.

I studied her essence

And bathed in her beauty,

Envied her for a moment,

And then realized she truly,

Lived through her eyes without

The demise of self or others.

I cursed the world for its cruelty

For taking her away from a place in need,

But realized that she was happy in her destiny;

She left her essence behind for us,

And what was I doing with my piece of her?

I felt like a disgrace; in need of a change.

So I woke up the next day,

Her face in my mind,

I threw off the covers,

And I devoted my time,

To the day as it is,

Not as I expected it.