dedicated to the memory of christabel garcia 1978-1997
i wish i felt nothing at all
a turn en route to prevent the oncoming fall
eyes lost in the ever-growing crowd
why couldn’t you just cry out loud?
a slight twist of fate
one moment too late
never to see you again
lost without a friend
(a day gone is another day forgotten)
holding back the obvious “surprise”
i could see the guilt build up in your eyes
how do you feel now that it’s ended?
do you wish you never pretended?
a quick drop in the night
once here, now out of sight
a person left alone
will she (ever) find her home?
(a life gone never to be forgotten)
i wish i could’ve been there for you
to help you cope, to help you get through
a quick turn in another direction
a little girl lost looking for affection
©1997 josephine b. ciliento