What She Left Behind

That day we knew

We all knew what was to come, just not how soon.

There was a call, that's all it took to just see what it was

She was gone

The one gave me a sense for being alive

I would walk through those halls and imagine something

Following me as I passed by

Angels or demons, maybe it was both.

My heart cried out for comfort.

I found it, but it didn't enter

Peace was all I needed

But that couldn't come with sleeping

I feared my dreams would swallow my soul

And I would be forever lost, in the memory of the one I loved

She gave my father life, who in turn gave me my life.

How could I plead to God to give her back?

I felt her pain, and I wanted to take it away.

But the only way was to receive it as she left

Off to see her father.

And one day I will too

Maybe soon.