At first, you had me,
But then you left me
And then you stayed away.

You didn’t come back.
I had to grow up,
And then you left this day.

You never knew me.
I never knew you,
But I still missed you.

I still miss you.

Calling your name through the leaves,
The dirt swallows us whole.
Calling your name through the leaves
As the sky smothers us.
A soul no longer breathes.

I don’t know where I’m going.
Lost in a map where words are flowing.
To what end I don’t know.
I’m tired.

I’ve argued, quarrelled, and fought
every last drop of energy.

The power of one person;
That of one person.
The power of two;
A thousand.