DEATH SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION
I no longer fear death.
I know that you are there
Behind the midnight curtain
Waiting and smiling
Rolling your eyes
laughing at my mistakes
Loving me after all.
No one knows what is on the other side of midnight.
But, I know that you are already there.
That is enough for me.
Do you wear gold and silver there?
Does your golden hair flutter in the breezes there?
Can I touch you there?
Will I be able to get there?
Each day I will live happy
knowing that my destination is assured.
I know that you are, even now, at my shoulder.
You look at me
and know my heart.
I spend my days looking for signs of you.
I see you at the corner.
I see you in every room.
I walk to the car in which you spent much of your time.
I talk to the memories.
They sometimes talk back.
They speak of the past
and the present
and promise me the future.
Your Sunday paper came today
preserved in plastic wrap.
I will think of you as I read it.
I will save the ads for you.
I will put it on your chair.
I will be careful to replace any dust that I disturb.
Beautiful.
Posted by: Ray Visotski | December 11, 2020 at 05:57 AM