Each Night
Each night
I sit on a hill, with a tombstone
and watch a bright orb rise
my mind falls silent
until I find the face of my love
floating between dim-lit stars
my soul wanders to the day she died
and I laying across her grave
Each night
my arms rise to greet her
fingers stretched, trying to touch her face
they fall and curl one by one
as I begin to weep
bending into a ball of grief
For eleven years my heart has spilled upon the Earth
for eleven years I have cried
this dim-lit realm of pain will end
I am absorbed...I am lonely
I am worn down to the essence of my being
by memories
This night
the bright orb will rise
and I will watch it for the last time
as I will weep no more
As the morning's dew will find my cold silhouette
laying across her grave with purple lips
Copyright © Frederic Parker | Year Posted 2021
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