Remembered Fondly

For one moment

I admit that

I hope to

Be

the

reason

you try again

when you need to

I did

not think

you'd die

not even

when

you

were

asleep

I was not

at ease

because

I should have sung to you in your final hours

For this reason, I will never neglect to sing

not if I wish to hold another note in my life

I will not sway. I will not wash away when one

needs me most. I will be the bells of celebration

We're alive. We are free. We are brave