Watching You

This loss of all innocence
The hands that guard us often wither
Leaving us so exposed
Naked to the wolves
Away from our fathers and mothers
Who once sheltered us from the terror of the wolrd
Who will hold us now that they have gone?
Left to be embraced by fear and loss
Whose gentle hands rock us to sleep
Singing vicious lullabies to us...

The grim reminder of all we have lost.
Of our fallen kin
The innocence lost
So we turn within.

Grown into adults
Longing to be children again
Just to hear your voice once more...

We saw the hands of the gods that day
In quick wings held steady
A gaze across time
A last goodbye and hope took flight.

We may never see your face again
But I know you haven't left us
Your work livecs on in me
Your heart live on in me.

The current ran against our feet
Another loss to nourish
The river you became
Rich earth contains memories of past days
The soil who embraced you
And seeds for future hopes
The air I breath again
The cycle spins on
Neither lost nor forgotten
With sun shining down
We walk within you in the day
We sleep beneath you in the night
And remember you all of our lives.