After I Am Gone
In the space between our lips
In the time it takes to kiss me
Will you miss me
After I am gone
In the faint indentation
Left behind on your pillow
Will you bury your face
Will you breathe ever deep
The lingering essence of me
Will you trace the shape of my body
In the hollow crook of your arm
Will you remember how it felt to hold me there
In the rustling reedy wind
Will you hear my voice calling
My laugh an old tune that echoes in your head
Long after you have laughed it away
And on balmy summer breezes
Will you sense my caress
Will my warmth stay with you
Long past the chill of midnight
Will you miss my faith
Will you miss my hope
Will you miss my loathing
Of life with out you
Will you miss the way I look at you
and sigh the sigh of the gifted
To realize the bounty your breath bestows
To a heart so jaded yet daring by bewilder
Convicted of crimes it would not commit
In the end
When I’m gone
When all that remains
Is whatever you choose to remember
Will you miss me long enough
To wish I’d come back
Will you try and find me
Will you love me enough
Will you cry
When you realize
I am gone
June 17, 2009 at 4:20 am
reminds me of “And When I Die” by Blood, Sweat and Tears.
June 17, 2009 at 7:15 am
Oh …. I’m all emotional now.
June 19, 2009 at 6:48 am
Yeah, me too…
June 19, 2009 at 6:54 am
Hey Noah, yeah, it’s crazy cold way down there.
June 24, 2009 at 8:19 am
Straight good. Thanks for sharing.
July 12, 2009 at 5:28 pm
makes me want to cry. i love it.
July 12, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Thank you, Katie, sadly, me too.
August 10, 2009 at 10:41 pm
it hurts but it’s true