For tonight
Dancing upon the grave
Teach the life
And sacrifice I gave.
The living may not know
As We lay dying
The clarity now
Blocked by their crying.
Oh the rage
As seeds are laid
Never mind the need
Or price I paid.
And You will know
Too little too late
Just like us
This is your fate.
Tag: Death
The Gift
There are days to be carried
And some to pull
Moments of fear
And blessings untold…
And there is love
Anger or hate
And always the moment
Before it’s almost too late…
It’s in these moments
We can find the greatest gift
A grave to be dug
Or a much needed lift…
To have the time
To live what is learned
Is a gift to some
And to others we yearn…
Life so complex
But handle with care-
For it only takes a moment
To no longer be there.
Thank God we are still here
Hopeful for many more-
To be thankful for the day
When it was wasted before.
Time Kills
For each year counting
Is another to waste
Time quickens
At success to pace…
And we are not here
Or even gone
Just finding a path
Of everything wrong…
Not out of perfection
Or even guilt
Just moving on
While the earth does tilt…
And all things move
Even while standing still-
Too late to notice
Only time does kill.
Mortal Pain
Every step was counted
As tears were dried
And sobs were silenced…
Sorrow was left to song
Hope was left in prayer
And faith closed in scriptures…
Speeding was the time
Stopped were the answers
And reason in oblivion…
Stepping off the mortal ledge
How and why were wondered
And lost was all he knew…
Pain left to the living
As a soul is sent to God
With more work to be done.
Beginning to End
There was a heartbeat
Guiding steps along linen walls
Almost a guide
And a fault to the end.
Whispers loud
Machines comforted chaos
To the grasp of life
And perseverance of death.
Until peace became music
Misery’s parade done and over
For one then
But never for all.
And then the years
Like all other families before
When time was a friend
Until it was no more.
So to wait
And regret the minutes later
Because learning never from before
Suffocates breath back of possibilities.
Coming Home
Coming home
Through fractured rays
Quite the journey
Is the end of our days.
But through the veil
Life has only begun
Precious steps
After a mortal run.
In Loving Memory
I witnessed the end
With no middle or beginning-
Confusion and torment
And faith growing and thinning….
I heard the stories told
As laughs were appreciated and shared
All about a young man
Who could no longer be there.
The more I learned about you-
Less anything made sense…
Actions so regrettable-
Knowledge missing a defense.
I witnessed amazing love
As a community held tight
Crying together-
Knowing nothing would make this right.
I was part of a goodbye-
Without ever having a hello…
But I will still miss you always. . .
And that is what I needed you to know.
Living’s Lesson
I thought I had time-
Time to be angry…
Time to forgive…
Time to waste.
I thought I was right-
And you were wrong-
So I fed the wrong energy…
In my prideful haste.
When the sands passed through-
The hour glass of time-
I had no way to see…
The grains were almost gone.
And as pride often does-
Chances were lost..
And the mortal soul is left…
To know it was wrong.
Anger is fair to feel-
When one is wronged-
As I felt towards you…
So many years ago.
Holding onto the past-
And sacrificing the future-
Is a loss my time will always bare-
Which is something I bet you know.
May God rest your soul-
And forgive mine-
As a new time begins…
In lighting a candle for you.
Heaven will be brighter-
As you make it home-
Your heart in toe…
With a piece of mine too
