I’ve Learned; Peaceful Death
I was looking for you
took a wrong turn
into another world
where everything was the same
but I was different.
I changed my mind
and saw the truth
behind our love
and the way it was.
I tried to find you
but the roads and signs
kept changing
into other things
like different places
as if I was there
but my surroundings were changing
which made it impossible
to find you.
I regret that day
and the way I made you feel
I really don’t remember
I was in another dimension
I think I wanted to stay
but you brought me back
back to reality.
Nothing is more valuable than that.
So we were apart
because I became lost
lost in the road signs
that told me to refuse
the ambulance ride
that appeared out of thin air.
They said I was walking along the road
mumbling something about the promised land
except I really wasn’t
time accelerated so fast
they were there in a glance
it wasn’t how you remembered.
You said you were there to help me
and I fell for it too
I do not break
just because you would.
I do not give up
just because you would.
Just because life got hard
doesn’t mean I care
because I am strong and fierce
I am scared of nothing
so next time you decide to track me down
know for certain you are wrong
about me.
Just because you couldn’t watch someone die
doesn’t mean I can’t.
Because I understand death
and would like to be there as you passed on
because there is nothing to fear
I know what’s on the other side
I have been there a dozen times
I hold that knowledge inside me
but since you didn’t understand it
you tried to take it away.
You tried to take away my love for another
just because you didn’t understand it.
People fear what they don’t understand
but I can tell you
he wasn’t alone as he died
he never had to be
because my love for him
was more powerful than all the hurt
the pain he felt
subsided.
I never seen anything so peaceful
as the moment you passed.
Everything became so real
and you I could feel
Jesus Christ in your heart
and God in your mind.
You said I woke up in the middle of the night
and came down to pray with you
like a shadow person
replaying the scene over and over.
The love between a child and parent
is the greatest love of all
in this world
if you can find it
you will have everything you need
to understand
and never fear again.
You can beat death
it’s the last thing we do
and God wanted me to be with you.
Because he knew I loved you
despite everything you put me through.
I did not think of any of that
because in the end
it doesn’t matter.
Almost on autopilot
forgiveness set in
there’s no way I could feel a grudge
so I gave you a hug
as you apologized.
But what you did
was the best for me
now I no longer live a lie
because of you.
(Copyright Kerrious 2016 with all rights reserved).