Passed On
I knew he was not there
But I had gone along
To the place they’d prepared
That cloudy morning long
Everyone there was somber
At the special place
Where a bit of Earth was moved
And covered there that day
Men in suits arranged
The flowers there beside
With the family all waiting there
To say their sad goodbyes
I had some things to say
To the man that wasn’t there
But he was gone that day
Beyond the Earth prepared
My silence was temporary
As I whispered there some words
He was gone that day
But I felt that he had heard