I knew something was wrong
but made believe,
told myself it'd be okay

Until it wasn't

And you're not gone,
just getting far away
a fading light

Among a sea of stars

Sunsets on the waters
walks along the marsh,
a history made of art

My heart and soul

A life well lived,
a family well loved
my hero, truly I

Will love you forever.

It's 8:11 am, and I feel hollow.
I don't know why there is a hole in my psyche, my heart, my soul.
This feeling  of unrest and unbalance
Like something is missing
Empty.

I worry, I wonder,  and I hope
I hope my fears are unfounded
I hope against hope that my loved ones are safe.
I have a stirring,  a tingle
I dread being right, but know someday
That day will come.

That day when I'll have to say goodbye.
To someone I love
Someone I admire
Someone I trust
And that future hurts my heart
And leaves me bare.

I have the feeling
This hollow
A void I hope to fill with light.
But now,
Just for now
I'm empty.

...and nobody lived.
The end.

A dappling sunlight
Shadows play across my soul
Furrowed brow, release

Now I lay me down to rest
On a bed of moss
The forest floor

I hear the restless sounds of earth
The flit of wings on high
The click of things that crawl

I call out with my heart
In my mind
I fly