Colorful pebbles glinting
in the sunlight,
reflecting
onto the freshly trimmed
grass.

You lie underneath
my feet-
hard
to imagine
that you left your family-
leaving them wanting

more.
More of your love,
more of your smile, more of your laugh.
You have left them
with your memory,
and tears
streaming down their
faces.

If only
you hadn’t been
in that place
at that time.
If only
you hadn’t –
If only.
Those two words
so short,
haunting your family
for a lifetime.