I saw him fall

I saw him fall

It was a video

A clip on the television

Maybe it was in passing

The moment

Has stayed with me.

The day it happened

I was sleeping

The impact

Left me reeling

I have not been

Sober since

Not one day free

Of grieving

We all have

Our crosses to bear

Nothing comes close

To losing

Watching

On repeat

As life slips away

Hold on to yourself

It is not easy

The pain

Of losing

A wondrous gift

A cherished soul,

Is something

More than nothing

And is never

Ever done.