, How Much I Love You Poem by Louise Tredoux

Woke up this morning without you
no morning kiss for me, no good
night kiss last night, I’m keeping
count, shall require all the kisses
I missed

Attending the funeral all alone, my
uncle heartbroken, nieces in purple
sorrow, could not breathe in church
it is all wrong because death of the
physical body is

A birth into a new form of existence
my aunt would want us to wish her
well, our questions and tears are
holding her spirit back; soon the
family will accept

How heart-wrenching to see my
uncle’s tears, how wonderful to
know that he loved her so, here-
with a million kisses, reminding
you how much I love you

And always will, the way you
created a special place just
for me, I miss you more
than I can tell…