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A Poem For The Friends Of Alisha Hunte & Roland Regis by Shardy Kezia Sobers-Carter

How do you console an aching heart?
How do you replace a friend?
How do you substitute memories, with the realization that this is the end?

In an otherwise obscure stretch of night
Friends are stars, who guide the way,
‘Sorry, accept my condolences,’ seem like inconsiderate words to say

The sun loses its radiance
As pain cuts through the soul,
Of a mind tortured with regrets, unfulfilled dreams and I love you’d left untold

The loss still surreal, but tears flood your eyes
Like riverbanks during torrential rain.
A plastered smile,
And the loitering doubt that joy will ever be sincere again

For those who grieve remember
That their spirits linger near,
Let the lesson from their departure be: To cherish every moment you are here.