Anthology

Goodbye 

an elegy

freed from the

suffering
the horrid
sense of doom
which lingered but

you, like a bird

that escaped,

stretched those

wings and flew away.

death caught you
unawares-
you stood there 
in that one spot
while the world
around you reeled,
tumbled and turned
into a frightful
mess of uncertainties.

you slipped 

ever so quietly

when nobody was

around.

you took a one last

look at every person

that you have loved

and knew it

was alright to go.

because you-
you were 
the brave one.
you withstood the test,
you bowed down
your head to fulfill
what was meant to be.
you waited
until you came home.

to a place so

beautiful
and light,
a place where suffering
is unknown, 
a place where

you would never
suffer any pain nor

want to leave

ever again.

Rest in Peace Papa Rudy

by kaye