Written for a dear friend, whom experienced a great loss

Today


Today the earth wakes up in pain,
and weeps beneath the sky.
Storm clouds shrink into relief
of great tears they must cry.

For all hearts that are drenched in sorrow,
drowning without sound.
lost in knowing it will rain tomorrow,
as all hope goes unfound.

Today the earth wakes up in pain,
the same as days before
While moonlight rakes in murky seas,
with sand prints from the shore.
Afloat beyond the darkened wave
you sail amongst your doubt,
seeking some truth in the deep unknown,
of which truth goes without.

Today the earth will wake again,
somberly weak and bruised.
It is this day we longed for when
we faced those days we lose.

Today, while the earth stands scarred
from old wounds that remain
Dark skies break and drift apart
letting light through again.


Tomorrow when sun soothes that day
so yesterday can mend,
it remembers how the world once stopped
and wept with you, my friend.