That day is here, the one I dreaded
Here I stand alone and you lie down.
The nights are going to be solitary now
Where I stay awake and you lie in eternal sleep.
Today is the day I lay you to rest,
But alas! There will be none for me.
As I arrange your favorite yellow tulips
Their radiance pales next to your smiling picture.
As I gaze at your restful visage
There is tumult in my heart.
The warmth that had cocooned me
As a child, is cold now.
It was you & I against the world
I stand alone now unprotected
No! No, I won’t eulogize you,
That would make it real.
I will frame you in my heart
You were my whole family.
So, no eulogy, no, no eulogy for you…
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