Castaway

I awoke with a heavy heart

Another death

Add it to the list of those I've lost

Lost but not forgotten

Even though I'd like to sit and reflect

To think in circles as to not forget

It will only weigh me down

A mental weight I cannot carry

I've held onto such memories

The memories of people that no longer exist

I've only learned they fade in time

Making you grow fonder of the future, not the past

The palm trees nearby slightly sway

The water slaps the shore

Hard enough to encourage me to my feet

So I start walking in an unknown direction

I could sit here and cry for an endless amount of time

I could accept my desolation, waiting for my time punch

I could think of you in fond memories, details and all

Or I could forget you and make peace with my head

The latter seems to be the logical decision

I am now a castaway on an island

A castaway who must survive

I can't afford to survive a storm yet alone, a storm in my head

I manage to find some rather large leaves

I build a "HELP" signal and a shelter of sorts

This is what it means to survive

The objects around me and the will inside me

I never really said goodbye

That alone will eat me alive

You didn't say goodbye either

That will for sure be the death of me

Here, alone

On this island

I'll survive

Without you, I'll be