In memoriam.
The news was just a short line at the side of the screen;
It said, simply, that she was dead.
Dead. A so-final word, that thuds into the chest
Like a close-shot crossbow bolt.
Dead, with echoing ghostly images, finality and
So much of endings; there is no return from death.
Pictures, photos, articles, many extolling her virtues
Have posted. Many more will be published.
Nothing that has been said or can be said
Will detract from a death that was too soon.
Always too soon. It is the few who lead in maturity,
And it is them we can least afford to lose.
Rest in peace Bob, rest in peace Tony, rest in peace Margo.
I will regret your passing, and I will not forget.
© 2ndwitch, 04/04/14
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