If I Lost Her

If I lost her,
The world would stop,
The sun would dim,
The wind would be still,
And everything would blur...

I would be devastated beyond hope,
Irreparable destruction to
That part of me that recognizes love
And responds to it,
My dreams would be shattered
Into tiny fragments embedded
In memories of what was
And what was to be...

My biggest fear
Would have come home to roost,
And I would shed tears
Without shame, without reservations,
Because if I lost her,

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poem by David Yobby
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