Here Before This Tide
I watched as they rolled you across the floor
I listened to the entire roar of anger, flood of tears
Before me after you
And sat in silence in front of the crowd, the audience of doubt
And simply melted into myself, melted into me not to feel pain
Above this earth and bone I lifted myself to watch
They whispered in white about this love, this life, this man, this wife
Watching won't be good enough anymore when bellies grumble
Little hand extend from heaven for loaves of bread
Keeping crying he isn't here anymore
Keep watching and waiting he is not coming back
There he goes across this bright floor shadows, shadows of his soul arise
They need you now without that doubt chained to him across that floor
Why cry, why wonder, why wait she will push him now
Before his new crowd, before his new life, before.......
Nothing
nothing
Remains of him
But silence as I sit here watching time stand still as my children
play with memories of you inside their growling
bellies
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