The Parting Of The Ways (Poetry)

At last it has come down to this —
now we must stand and let you go
alone along night’s darkest road and know
                                        we cannot follow yet

This is the parting of the ways
we’ve shared the last of all your days
and no matter how each sad voice prays
                                        there’ll be no tomorrow

The map of Life unrolls ... Your route is plain
and it is clear as day our paths won’t cross again