I remember that cloudy rainy afternoon
The bereaved hovering close together
A light shower weeping upon a flower
That should be living but isn’t.
I remember silent songbirds
Huddled on bare tree limbs
Evoking insane emotions
Whispered woefully to the wind.
I stood shivering there
Left with naught within
Except maybe a memory or two
Just standing on the edge
Or perhaps just dying inside . . . .