I am at a standstill
Standing still on the path of life
People are catching up to me
And now they are passing
Family, friends, lovers,
Overtaking me
They don’t turn back
They leave me here all alone
They have their goals on their minds
So they walk and walk
Disregard their surrounding
And on and on they go
Till all I can see is their light flickering in this abyss
They are moving on without me
Leaving everything behind
Precious and what not.

I stop here
I will not move on
I can’t
Can’t just leave all these important pieces of my loved ones
Thrown away and abandoned
I pick them up
One at a time
Cradle them in my arms
Take in the memories and emotions
Infused them into myself
Protecting and treasuring them
I am staying here
In this one spot
It is not my destination
But it is my sanctuary
I’ll be standing here
From one day to another
From a year to decades
From century to eternity
Picking up the broken pieces of people
As they throw away who they are
To achieve what they want
But when they come running back
Looking for what was once lost
I’ll be here
Returning them what was theirs
They will be on their ways again
And I’ll be standing here
For eternity
Preserving the pieces inside me
For those who will be returning.