They Still Remain (poem)

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They Still Remain

At my age
I have lost many
with the first
being when I was 10
and if nothing
else
I was confused.

No one
had talked to me
about death
either the lead up
or the leaving behind
I was confused.

When it came to
high school
it was two team-mates
who
only a short time
previous
were challenging me
on the football field
I was no longer confused.

As more years have passed
I have come to realize
that
they never leave
your or your mind
as small miracles
happen to remind you
why they remain.

You pass a building
and there they are
around the corner
around the bend
around the heart
around the soul
I am…