What happens when the sun explodes,
When galaxies collide?
What happens when the brain goes rogue,
And hearts start to subside?

What happens when we close our eyes,
When we fall into deep silent sleep,
Do we go to some dreamland,
Where there’s no need to count sheep?

Why do the ends of lives and loves make us feel incomplete?
How did you come, how did you go,
This cycle, so bittersweet.

But where did you go, I have to ask.
Why can’t we see you anymore?

If we look to the past,
Will it bring you back?

You and your gentle smile.
Do you remember that?

I do remember sunny days,
we’d run across the sand,
Building castles involved in some competition
while you’d be sitting holding his hand.

And there was too, in winter snow,
The ice that nearly cracked,
You never lost your elegance,
composure always intact.

All the stories of your bravery,
A teenage diplomat
You looked into the soldier’s eye.
Do you remember that?

Yes, I do remember that
These tales and times that watched us grow
I’ll keep them with me always,
So until we say hello