Chris
As the blood drained from your body,
did it feel like going to sleep?
Why, then, try to staunch the flow,
you made the cuts so deep.
Did you have a change of heart,
realizing what you'd done?
It don't matter, brother,
when you left, you'd been long gone.
As you grew cold and drowsy,
eyes closing one last time,
did you manage to let go
and leave your demons behind?
Are you in a better place now,
since your hell was on this earth?
Brother, have you found some peace now,
have you paid your karmic curse?
When He said He loved you always,
did you at long last feel safe
with this God you long denied,
could you look Him in the face?
In my mind I see you lying
on a grassy Alpine slope,
at peace with God, your life, yourself,
this image helps me cope.
So, brother, save a spot for me
among the edelweiss,
rest and let your dreams flow free,
God knows you've paid the price.
Copyright © Danielle White | Year Posted 2008
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