A little something I wrote in honor of a friend. Here’s to you Beautiful.
Beauty has Left Us
Beauty has left us
the way she always does
amazement on our faces
longing in our hearts
I had assumed that she would return
like the sunset
like the waves
like she always has
Later
in what feels like eternity
but must still just be my lifetime
the sunset has paraded by
more times than I can count
the waves have smashed the shore
and sprayed my face
anxious for my attention
but still
I wait for her
She told me there might be a time
when flowers grew without her
when sunlight shined
on her shadow
Insanity
I thought
Such beauty cannot go
Such joy cannot disappear
Still
amazement on my face
longing in my heart
I stare
at the place where she once stood.
Rafe Jadison 