of Perpetuation
It’s not cold.
I’m still shivering.
I don’t speak.
My lip’s quivering.
My heart aches.
It’s still beating.
I forgot our words
but I’ll keep singing.
Beautiful echoes, me and you
but that’s a verse and that’s a rhyme
from an arcane, distant time.
My heart has heard our song conclude
but sometimes when I’m near you
it whispers: it can hear you!
But truth I’ve not the strength to bring:
it’s not for me you sing.
Stepping forward
my spine is straightening.
My song ain’t over
don’t stop listening.
My heart aches
but it’s still beating!
I don’t need your words
I’ll keep singing.