April 2008
Confused. Angry. Sad. I just got to know her at the time
She left so quickly I couldn’t say goodbye I didn’t understand why
I wanted her to feed me oranges on our plastic white bench
I just wanted to go back home
I couldn’t comprehend why she was stone cold and asleep
Why was everyone crying?
She didn’t wake up
I wanted to put a blanket on her because she was too cold
Like she would on me when I felt cold
They took her away I couldn’t stop them
Away in flames she disappeared
Why? I got no answers. Just tears.
We were handed dust
They told me that was her
Take her
I refused to leave without her
She just vanished
I forgot about her.
I was too young, she was too old
I didn’t experience grief so I forgot about her.
A Constellation of Creation 