To Spell Out the Memories

In loving memory of MJ

The brightest eyes

In the dark of the night

Shined for me that day

The last I ever saw of him

Growing duller, it seemed

As pain – a silent plea for help

Clouded his eyes

I couldn't bear to see it

So I turned away

What money could have done

Make him better or

Eased his passing,

I will never know

That night was the hardest

I missed him

Scratching at my door

The oh-so-happy face at the window

Every time I came home,

Gone for forevermore

Three years old, taken

So soon after love was named

Before a pen could be set

Against the paper

To spell out the memories

All too soon fading

Fading, fade…