Well here you are now
sleeping peacefully, independently
under the lonely sky
I find myself feeling ashamed
I have neglected you
Mother nature has neglected you
I know you wouldn't be happy
with the appearance of things
out here
You have been eroded, rusted
by unforgiving elements
The weeds grow tall around you
The trees grow taller beside you
Your name is blotted out
beyond familiarity
For that, I'm sorry
I know this is not what you want
You were forgotten
by everyone
I should have done something
I could have cleaned it up
made it as beautiful
as you
But now you're laying out here
all alone
And all this time I know you just wanted someone
Anyone
to come and say hi
That would have eased your isolation,
seclusion
It brings tears to my eyes
I should have loved you in death
the same way I did in life
I can make it up to you
if you would give me a chance
So wait patiently
I'm coming back to you
when forlornness hides
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