Gravel under foot to the crunch that
echoed into my memories
For she had gone
Into the distance of a time not ready
for my soul

My time was still here
My garden still in bloom
Yet I knew she waited for my fall
Waiting for the chorus to call my day

Legs that carried me through the mire
Now felt tired and weak in the day
I could still smell her musk
Next to me
Teasing me to another tear
Ripping me to a thousand pieces
Life for another year

The garden still needs me and
I need it
But still I must walk
Cry through the pain
To the ends of this earth
So I can lay in peace
Holding hands