Imagine my surprise
after all the glamour
and the flowers

love
and then a little bit more
love
and then a whole lot more
love
otherwise
what’s the point?

The children are all
gone now
just me and you
left
to haunt these halls

Remember you said
you would rather be dead
than to live a life
without cause
God, how honourable then
I clung to your every word
like a long lost chalice
All I ever wanted to be was
the perfect daughter
perfect friend
perfect person
but you left
without telling me
how.

Smile
and let’s pretend
that it’s all been
worth while.

They sat and warmed
their hands
on the dying embers
of a marriage
that once burned
out of control
huge orange flames
of laughter
that touched the sky
and touched
their souls.

I know
everyday
you watch over me
and my ridiculous
struggle
to simply just
Be.