Lollipop
Hello precious little one
Will you sing again
A duet with me
You know it makes me
So very happy
The joyful notes arching
The low notes resonating
And everything perfectly tune
But wait
no
no
no no
no no no
NO
Do not touch me
Covered as I am
In the dust and
Stench of a corpse
Lying, choking on hair
Dragging me deeper into
Despair and wishful agony
Waiting for the voice
So treasured and sweet
To sound once more
I wait pacing frantically
In ever diminishing circles
For the dream to end
For the pain to stop
For the movement to
Make things right again
But you lie there
So still and cold
Why do you leave me?
And yet you linger
A phantasm in the corner
Echoing in my ear
Taking trips down stairs
Down and up repeated
Tearing apart your shrine
Removing you from me
Away from my room
My thoughts and dreams
And yet still here?
I turn expecting you
To answer my question
To laugh at me
With me, yet again
And tears still come
Burning streaks down trails
And stinging woeful eyes
Leaving me alone with
Whispers and memories twirling
Around and around laughing
And on those breezes
Coming on your wake
Listen as you leave
To rest and heal
My parting words
'I love you'