When it comes,
It isn\'t unexpected.
We are eclipsed for
A moment by the shadow
Of everything we tried
To push behind us -
A handful of uncertain
Moments like spare change
We can\'t afford to lose.
\"I remember everything\" -
Whispered like a
Secret in the dark.
And your words crash
Against my soul,
Scattering shards of
Bone dust on the
Parts of me only
Words can reach.
\"If things were different\" -
If.... an unresolved chord
At the end of a hymn,
A dangling \"A\" with no \"men\".
But \"if\" doesn\'t preclude \"when\",
And there isn\'t a
Stairway to Heaven.
Our prayers are
Melancholy and nostalgic,
Just a bite of frost
To make them stay -
A dramatic dive off of
Whatever ship this is
That is sinking beneath us -
Plunging into the deep.
And when words won\'t come,
The rest of you speaks.