Gilad Schwartz’s 12th Yarzeit

Monday, 16 Elul, is the 12th Yarzeit of Gilad Hillel a”h Schwartz, son of Michelle and Eddie Schwartz.

Please do a mitzvah for the zechus of גלעד הלל ע”ה בן אליהו מרדכי וברכה מירל נ”י

Still and Always

by Michelle Schwartz

September 2016

He is still ours
Still remembered

Loved always
And he matters still.

I allow myself to grieve him still
To ache and still miss him.

He still died
Simply and still gone

He is forever missed
He is still a beloved friend, son, uncle, brother, grandson, cousin.

He can no longer be, 

create
plan a future
invent
write
laugh
pursue dreams
sing & jam
discuss philosophy
sit with us
compose music
see the world
wish
hope for long life
pray
love
have a wife
build a legacy
be present
be himself.

And for that we still
Mourn
Cry
Grieve
still.

We remember…what we still can
Talk and tell his stories and ours
His amusing antics

We comfort each other
Honor and keep his memory alive
And we still allow ourselves that.

We are forever changed…still and always
He took shards
of our souls with him
And he left bits and pieces that we carry still

But 

we’re here and he’s still gone every day.

So we love and honor and speak of him still

Still and
always.