Granny
mourned you
the moment
we met
the first time
i heard you
laugh
and i knew
right then and there
i’d never laugh
like that
again
i knew i was
in trouble
‘cause i knew
i loved you
more
than i let myself
allow
and knowing this
full well
i fell back a bit
a time or two
to put some space
between us
so maybe then
i could survive
the day
the dreaded day
you’d go on
and fly away …
TL