Silent Swan
The first funeral i attended
There wasn’t too much i understood about death
Relationships that were broken
Now mended
With shared sadness
How can i comfort you?
How can i take this pain
and throw a rainbow in your rain?
I’m trying to find the comforting words
They’re right on the tip of my tongue
Now that I’m older i realize
There are none
There’s screaming
Intense heaving
And the hope or possibility
That your dreaming
This isn’t real.
It can’t be.
I saw her yesterday.
Why was there no other way?
….
Im attending my second funeral
There isn’t too much i understand about death
But i do know
Relationships that were once broken
Will be mended
With a shared sadness
I know now
That words can never be enough
And that even silence
Is loud enough
Rest in peace to my dear grandmother Delphine Swan- 6-20-20