THE SHINE WILL SHINE ON

When will it be easy,
To part with someone
That you have shared your
Inner-most thoughts and fears
Your life's ambitions and goals
Your pain, your hopes, and your tears?

When will it be easy,
To tell someone that you love
That the time has come
To ease the binding ties
That have become so strong
That we must now live two lives?

And when will it be easy,
To describe all the thoughts
And all the strength that it takes
To let go, to say, "so long"
To someone you know that her
Shine will shine on?

Written by Colette Wilkinson
July 23, 1980