They called to inform us that your ashes are ready for pickup–
how strange it is to think you could possibly fit into such a tiny box,
all that love,
   all that life,
        all of you.

But there you are

and here I am

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Holding you
contained before my eyes
while your spirit envelopes every waking moment I continue living.