Darkness descends
This time has changed
To walk beside the shadows
As a voice like silk washes over me

And he is free
It says
As I bow my head
And in contemplation drift soulessly

I am not without reservation
I heard what was said
He will live endlessly

But I remember the indecision
I remember feeling like glass
As he closed his eyes - I was thinking
How long had he been holding my hand

And it was over
Long before time could prepare us
This darkness descends
So inappropriately

Once falling
And then biting our hands
Grabbing at innocense
Amorphous to the dance

Of common sense
Or the gifts of survival, as
We shrink silently
Like children, move quietly

Away

But I remember the confrontation
I remember lying awake
When I knew he was gone - I was feeling
That we had both been betrayed

I am not without admiration
I believe the timing was more than just circumstance
That there is something worth keeping
By what remains