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As I stand, sit, stand Tears stream out of my eyes Who are you? Surrounded by love for you I cry Not for the stranger the lies behind the curtain A corpse But for those I love. I love. Those who loved you. Black surrounds me Subdued colours Black rustle, slink, stretch Your picture stares out at us all as we sit Stand,sit Listen to a song I've never heard before You loved it, its happy I don't think you would have liked to see this The crying. Grief surrounding your remains I brought some flowers to put On the plot where your ashes will be But you didn't want anything They are burnt alongside you The memories aren't burnt. They remain Brighter than before. Calendars and Jumpers. Always too small but I wore them anyway. I didn't know you, but I miss you.
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May 15, 2014
May 15, 2014 at 1:55 PM UTC
Who?
As I stand, sit, stand Tears stream out of my eyes Who are you? Surrounded by love for you I cry Not for the stranger the lies behind the curtain A corpse But for those I love. I love. Those who loved you. Black surrounds me Subdued colours Black rustle, slink, stretch Your picture stares out at us all as we sit Stand,sit Listen to a song I've never heard before You loved it, its happy I don't think you would have liked to see this The crying. Grief surrounding your remains I brought some flowers to put On the plot where your ashes will be But you didn't want anything They are burnt alongside you The memories aren't burnt. They remain Brighter than before. Calendars and Jumpers. Always too small but I wore them anyway. I didn't know you, but I miss you.
I wrote this yesterday as I reflected on a funeral I went to. I cried for a stranger.
#love#death#why#crying#funeral#surrounded
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May 15, 2014
May 15, 2014 at 1:55 PM UTC
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