Resonance and solace

This 2022 poem by Becky Helmsley has provided a great deal of comfort to many people mourning the loss of loved ones. The soothing words and heartfelt sentiments resonate deeply and offer solace during times of grief. Touching hearts and providing a sense of peace, it will continue to offer comfort to those navigating the difficult journey of personal loss. Here, the universal themes of love, memory and enduring connection make this poem a timeless source of consolation and hope.Visit www.beckyhelmsley.com for her writing.

When I am gone, do not fear my memory.

Do not be afraid to speak my name or look through old photographs.

Do not be scared to play old videos so that you might hear my voice and see me laughing.

Do not be wary of visiting my favourite places or eating my favourite foods or singing along to my favourite songs.

I know it will hurt. Those memories will remind you that I am gone.

They will stab at you like a knife in an open, gaping wound. Raw, excruciating pain.

But after a while the knife will become less sharp, the wound will become less open and the pain will become less raw.

And those memories will remind you that I was here.

That I lived.

Do not reduce my life to my death.

Speak my name, hear my voice, sing my favourite songs and visit my favourite places.

Because that’s how I can stay alive a little.

Right here with you