Still Here

I love you all

I am so ashamed

I feel your souls

as they twist with rage

I sense the warmth

that you hold so dear

and seek the comfort

that is always near

Soulfully, mournfully

the children moaned.

In the forest as the fire burned.

The hazy day had faded

into a surrealistic dream.

An ancient, scared shroud

covered the world

shielding us from

the darkest deadliest night

We journeyed to the ocean

to hear the white dove's song

Our souls realized our essence

as our bodies died

I love you all

I am so afraid

Just the briefest of looks

then a shallow grave

The bridge was crossed

in the storm that day

Children had come to show the way

This lonely man...

had no more tales to tell

His cold, dead eyes

showed only a vacant, hollow, stare

It’s still here you know

Left behind

Beside the rose

Have you forgotten?

The smell of summer’s rain

Purple clover fields

softly sprinkled

with ginger rays

The palace tower

still gently sways

Awaiting your touch

Awaiting the day

Do not shed a tear

Nor speak its name

No,

I will not explain

It’s still here you know?

so, don't be afraid