Loss

My heart sank at the awful news

No better friend could you lose

You knew he had not been well

By his ashen face you could tell

But his death was still a lot to bear

Plummeting me into  despair

A realization that I wouldn't see him again

Filled every part of me with pain.

As I still struggle with the loss, and grieve

I try to make the most of what I receive

For the fragility of life I now contemplate

Every day on earth I now appreciate.