(…for Ogbonnaya Agwu and his irreplaceable loss. December 2015)
It was just a simple phrase
But when dropped, his world stood still
Mine slowed down from the spill
Yes this world, this strange place
What then should I say?
Should I remind him he’s no more here?
Or will I say I understand
This complex science of sand-to-sand?
We tangle in a web of life
Like spiders dodging drops of rain
“Hang on”, we tell the ones we love
But we ourselves let go and fill them with pain
I wish I could clean your tears
I wish I could relive the years
Of a life written in permanent ink
Memories that fade but never die
But I will lend my heart to your pains
I will stand by you till time mends
The vacuum of his absence
Until we all see His Presence
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