An Ambition Achieved

An Ambition Achieved

We took our sons to Uni ,
I very nearly cried .
I didn’t , but Eileen did ,
Something inside me died .

Desolate at leaving ,
Inwardly grieving ,
Broken inside ,
Bereft of my soul .

Can’t explain the feeling
Of emptiness and reeling
From the shock of departure ,
Suddenly , we are alone .

The drive home was unreal ,
Trying not to reveal
The emotions that tormented
And threatened to unhinge me .

After some time ,
( Don’t know how long ) ,
You eventually subdue ,
Learn to control
That , which would drag you
Into a deep dark hole .

Slowly it dawns on you
To put sorrow aside ,
You shouldn’t have grieved ,
Treat it as being
An ambition achieved .

That’s easily said ,
Not easy to do ,
When family has been
The focus for you .

Can’t get over the feeling
That my life has no meaning .
Need to adjust ,
New targets and dreams
An absolute must .

M.J.Guerrieria .