Mere words cannot express
the sorrow that I feel--
the empathy,
the sympathy,
your pain brings up in me.

I read your words of death and pain-
my mind can’t comprehend,
but my heart knows
the hurt you bleed
and feels that grief for you.

My heart remembers,
once again,
the emptiness you feel…
the anguish one can only know
when loved ones die too soon.

I wish…
that I could reach out
and hug that pain away…
let you cry upon my shoulder
as you wash the ache away.

They say that time
can heal all wounds;
alas, I know too well--
the sorrow and the heartache
don’t ever disappear.

The hurt may lessen
and grow dim
but underneath the scar,
I know--
there’s a hole in your heart. 

My wish for you is simple:
I hope that you feel loved--
that you’ll be blessed
with peace above
to fill your anguished heart.