Eternal Breath

See the chuckles of your children, something's missing The quiet days we used to have The last tears I ever shed Never know, what brought us to this day I have no clue or sense The day when you're tired of life Your destiny seems to be broken You, the lost petals of black roses Nightly, night, the orb of night send its lambency As your eternal breath continued your journey Back to the nursery room through the gloom See the babies asleep on your silent creep In your second breath, you're gone I was torn down by the barrier of my sanity No tears that I was able to drop For crowds already bathed you with their melancholy I still see you amid the empty spaces I still sense you among all of us Throw some jokes about the bitter sweetness of life Your eternal breath continues in our time Yanny Widjanarko Eternal Breath Free Poetry Contest Sponsor: Gail Angel Doyle