Evening Falls on Another Day

Evening falls on another day

He’s slowly slipping from my world

Moving on to the next

I take his hand, it’s cool and doesn’t try to hold my own

His gaze rests on me until I smile, then he turns away.

I search for words

In the small time that’s left

I want it to be meaningful

Something that will explain why

But there is only time

to say goodbye.

I find only tears

A dim reflection of what is in my heart

What would I, could I say

I wish I had known you longer,

That there were more good times

I wish we had laughed some more

Stayed in the park in Paris

Along the river’s quiet shore.

If I could I would assure you

That your smile will always remain

Your eyes afire in the sunlight.

A brighter star in the long night

When the breeze moves the wind chimes

I will hear you calling me

My angel.

I find I have shut my eyes

And as I open them your hand

Grows colder in my grasp

And then like the self same whisper

You leave me one last time.