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This short story/poem was written by me, about me a couple of years ago about some of my
innermost feelings that I rarely talk about.
THE JOURNEY
There are many journeys that one must take in life,
many paths that must be trodden and stories that must be told.
When my biggest journey began, I didn't even know it,
at the time I thought it was more of an end than the start of a new chapter.
This was, however, to be the time in my life that I learnt the most,
hurt the most, and became very wise to the strange, and often cruel ways of the world.
Looking back, I can see that the start was only the very beginning of
what them seemed to be a distressing and troublesome time in my life,
but that which I now recall as being quite a tranquil and peaceful time
compared to the things that were still to come.
So now you can see where my journey began,
and because of that I thus know where it must end - in that very same place.
But whilst my travels commenced all those many years ago with a friend,
who truly was my dearest friend ever and forever,
a great sadness lies within me in the knowledge that unfortunately
they are no longer able to finish that journey we commenced as a pair.
Deep down though, after all the battles we faught together,
all the wars we lost and won,
all the times that she carried me, comforted me and stood by me,
in times of weakness, loss and despair,
I now find great satisfaction in knowing that whatever distances come between us,
whatever time and space pushes us apart,
we will never be far from each other in the place that really counts …..
our hearts …..
Because this is the place where the most important friends always stay.
So sometimes I have sadness and regrets,
Sometimes I wonder and ask "why ?"
But because of what, and all that has happened,
I now know that there are times when a person sometimes needs to go away,
for the simple reason that they may find it in themselves to come back again,
and whilst I know not when that time will be, I do know where it will be,
and I know it will be an ending that brings great joy and happiness not only to myself
but also to my distant, but far from forgotten friend,
even if it is only from afar ……
Pamela Walsh, December 1997
