An Ode for the Departed....

For all those who loved in vain
For all the ones who have felt the pain
Now that I know how it is to be alone
I still can’t believe that you are gone

It’s been a long long time, but still....
Your memories creep in against my will
As hard as I may try to avoid it, deny it
Your thoughts engulf me slowly, bit by bit

Oh for the lovely nights I long.....
Pale full moon sky and the nightingale song
Soft grass beneath & the overhead winking stars
all that’s left now is my wounds and my scars

The ring of your laugh so sweet and clear
Soft breath on my skin, when you were near
Still remember the way your cheeks flushed,
Like a red early morn sky, when you blushed

I see her in my days, in my nights
I hope its an nightmare, but reality bites
They asked me to forget, to be sane
To bury the memories and start again

Their aloofness hurts, I confess,
They think I am lost, in a mess.
Like a beaconless ship caught in stormy night, I roam
But I take comfort in the citadel of memories, & it’s my home

P.S. Read you should....
then depart you would... :)