As you leave us…

By Virginia Earl

 
I hear your voice
No longer a roar
But a whisper…

From your soul
The time is near
And my heart is deaf
When death is near

I no longer hear
I no longer fear
The pounding steps
The sound of jingling keys

Now that death is near
There is no fear
Time is near
I know it’s time
Before it’s here

A murky silhouette
Stands near
There is nothing I can do
To stop it from
Lurking by my side
Waiting to strike

She lingers near
Unannounced
Black on black
When it’s time
There is no time

For things said
For things unsaid
For things done
For things undone
For things that could have been
For things that matter most
Time is a pest
It doesn’t rest

This time it is my daddy’s time
If only time could stand still
And be as still as a hill
For his roaring will

Always ready for the next battle
But this battle is like no other battle
It is death
Knocking on deaf ears
Stealing his will
Stealing his last breath
He kept it a secret until the end

Until the shadow of death
Lingering near
Whispering like the wind
In my ear
The time is near
There is no time
It is time

To miss the sounds
Of jingling keys
Of heavy footsteps pacing

Of cuckoo clock time
Of a roaring gentle giant
Roaring gentle words
Into our hearts