Mourning Birds
Lately I've been thinking of you a lot,
Reminiscing about the old times.
My mind getting lost in that bittersweet spot,
My memory filling with your beautiful chimes.
Sometimes I have this urgent need to speak with you,
To share a story or problem,
When it seems like the world blew
Me down to rock bottom.
Soon I will graduate high school,
And looking into the pulsating crowd
And not seeing you will unroll the spool
Of pain and despair in a cloud.
Soon, Felicia will have a little boy
And your absence will hover,
The yearning for you will destroy
The fragile, false façade of my cover.
The rapid arrival of Christmas Eve
Brings the anniversary of your death,
Overrunning my memory,
Stealing away my coherent breath.
I have read the many words
That say not to let yourself dwell
With Mourning's faithful birds,
But the beat of their wings make my heart swell.
I wish you can come back,
Even for a single day,
Though it would halt my track
Of moving on from your final dismay.