In my dream you were so real,
smiling at the sunshine, tilting your head so you can feel
the rays upon your face, the lines manifesting from your smile
but behind us, time is catching up so fast, soaring through the miles
I see one blaze turn into a legion
voices in my head, none are yours, somewhere a region
is serene and that is where I find you, surreptitiously hiding away
and I plead for you to please stay.
But you can’t and I cry as the blaze of lights turn into a surfeit of angels
the sight should titillate me but fear abounds and melds
dense in my mind as I observe their beauty, perplexed by the knowledge
that they are here to take you to the edge
but through my fear of losing you I finally see
it is not hell but heaven, where you will be
Still the pain surrounds as the horror hits my heart
that now you and I will forever be apart
you turn before you go and kiss
your own forehead, thanking your body for it’s forgiveness,
for the life it gave you, the endurance and strength,
and now all alone I watch you, currently at arm’s length
as you leave with them now, I hear singing
and my heart swells for you, the knowledge that they’re bringing
my most beloved grandfather to a place of greatness,
and I thank you for being there for me, and seal the thank you with a kiss.
