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Come What May And Then Some

Please take the memories with you
All the dreams shared between
Two lovers entwined 'neath the moon
And betwixt tangled sheets

I stare in space in winter's grasp
When the cold wind blows through
Shattered window panes at long last
In the dark midnight hues

But I cannot let you go
Not without me, know
That the days have gone dark
With reminders bleak and stark
Angels wept at your downfall
Now I'm pushed against the wall
Lacerations and penance come
What may and then some

Your songs turn brittle in my hands
Words I've sung many times
The tears pour over like a dam
Revealing sadness, I find

That I still write letters to you
Questioning all and God
But I have never learned the truth
Mysteries in the blood

And still I may never know
Buried in the snow
Terminal in your eyes
Was it merely suicide?
Angels weep eternally
In branches of dying trees
The hanging rope and penance come
What may and then some

A wisp of smoke
Or a trick of light
A fleeting glimpse
Or rustled fabric
Yesterday's crumbs
And whatever may come

The whiskey fails to chase the dreams
Away into nothing
Everything is just as it seems
There when the darkness brings

The shadows with their haunting songs
Still wailing their laments
Blurring the lines 'tween right and wrong
Until the tears are spent

But I cannot let you go
Not without me, know
That the days have gone dark
With reminders bleak and stark
Angels wept at your downfall
Now I'm pushed against the wall
Delirium and penance come
What may and then some

(c) 2015 Frank Green