I Held Your Hands and Lowered You Down
Echoes of Loss: Nostalgia Amidst Memories
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The rose bush in the garden survived the winter
The rose bush symbolizes resilience and endurance, surviving despite challenging conditions.
Survived the dry spell
It survived a period of drought or lack of nourishment, metaphorically hinting at perseverance through difficult times.
Survived your absence
The rose bush also survived the absence of someone significant, possibly representing emotional resilience.
I guess we all did
Reflects on the resilience of all involved parties during challenging circumstances.
I've been gathering the things from house
Referencing the act of sorting belongings, separating items into essential and non-essential categories.
27 years separated out
Symbolic of a long period of time (27 years) spent organizing and processing things related to the absence of the person.
Into what I can live and cannot live without
Highlighting the distinction between essential and non-essential aspects of life post the absence.
More than that I miss having you around
An admission of missing the person's presence more than anything else.
I haven't felt close to anything since I held your hands and lowered you down
Expresses emotional detachment from things since the moment of performing a somber ritual of laying someone to rest.
Into the cold hard ground
Describes the emotional weight and finality of burying the person.
Lately I've been collecting pieces of your memory
Actively collecting memories of the person, likely to hold onto their essence.
And spending too much time in the cemetery
Spending excessive time in mourning at the cemetery, indicating a struggle to move on.
Placing flowers on your grave
Continuously honoring the departed by placing flowers at their grave.
To the left of your parents
The specific location of the grave is mentioned, possibly to emphasize a connection to the family.
A new home was made
Implies moving on and creating a new life despite the loss.
Elizabeth you still fill me with shame
Expresses lingering guilt or regret associated with the person named Elizabeth.
If I said your name
Pondering if invoking the person's name repeatedly could bring them back from death.
27 times
A hypothetical question, wondering about the potential of words to reverse death.
Would that bring you back to life?
Continuation of the hypothetical scenario, questioning the possibility of resurrection through repetition.
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