I cannot
Bring you back
Can I
Breathe in you new life
With a breath all my own
How will I
Erase your pain
I will not
I shall not
Dishonor your story
Shall I
With my wish to the stars
Diminish your scars
How could I
Erase your name
I could not
Everything was white
And there were almost too many flowers
The distance from there to there finally closed
It was daylight
Not that anyone would remember
And for once, nobody looked away
We will soon escape
I will take us home good book
And melt into you
The learned vixens
Damn them
Bless them
How
How did they knowHow may I hear it
More tenderly though
Will half-open soft eyes
And low heartfelt voice
Ease the blowOr best to re-frame
There is no dark day
Coming for you
That you cannot handle
I knew they knew
Through well-rested eyes
May I see Truth in today
Despite the color
The book of you
Is long since written
Dreamily illustrated
Published
Perched on the shelves
And of the lists?
Waiting
To be found
By posterity
The brightest eyes
Will smile and say
You are
Like looking through treasure
All will be all right
If we remember our roots
And dig the way back
The thing about heartstrings
They do what they wish
Without warning
Ignoring caution
And against one’s will
They rise to the skies
Like vapor
Or silver skyscrapers
And play out
Some symphonic plan
If there’s a reason
For the late-December rain
It’s to look deeper
Were you there when the dark eyes lit up
Shining bright, full of freedom and thanks
Did the cultural kiss and the giving good gifts
Lift your hope to a much higher place
What of when, with a pen in the hand
Beauty flowed, coming straight from the heart
Will you write with by-line, their stories most sublime
Should these smiles be denied brand-new starts
