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Forever My Sky Man

she dreams of you
in long corridors
where you'd expect warmth
but there is none
where lights are too bright
bringing water to her eyes
a distant slam of a heavy metal door
then absolute silence
she's alone

except for the memory of your smile
that left her astounded
by its mere presence
how warm you still were
how peaceful in those last moments
first thoughts were
how dare you
and damn you for looking
so pleased with yourself
you had slipped from this realm

"Death Be Not Proud"

hands shaking uncontrollably
desperate to hold onto your warmth
slowly leaving us both
whispers that seemed so far away
that were her own
repetitive screaming song
no no no

life became a blur
his beautiful lingering
lips curled in abject curiosity
the blessing he gave her
to remember him this way
forever held
yet still makes her weep
longing to see it again and again

people wanting to recount
to talk
phone �calls
messages
from distant voices
that don't
bring her comfort
caught in the "wake"
you are a rising sea
of stories empty of your presence
her hands once so full
lay empty
so foreign they are
without him
they have become only
appendages she doesn't know
what to do with
except reach them
towards the sky
where you live

before her is a container
where you now reside
returned to dust
so small yet so heavy
a shock to every
sense
funeral director
asking with concern if
she is okay
tears just fall
watching them
from what seems a
great distance
floating in time
they drip melting
down blushing �cheeks
over lips swollen with grief
staining her clothing
droplets hit the jar
with a resounding ting
clutched protectively
in her arms
she has no answers

in his honor
she creates an alter
of their love
her own personal service
a collection of Earthly wonders
things he had held
shells
ocean glass
beach sand that has no memory
of time
dried flowers
angels
candles to light his way
she feels his presence
gentle hand on her shoulder
breath brushes her hair
away from her cheek
room filled with his aura
she sighs
into it
her air cascading
against empty walls
she gathers his things around her
immersed in his perfume

she sits
for an uncertain amount of time
candles have burned themselves out
their home is drenched in dark
she falls into its depths
pulled towards a glowing
outside the front door
where the Moon is playing
hide and seek behind the clouds

she sees him dancing
and racing with the Moon 🌙
forever her Sky Man

"all good things must come to an end"

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