Reminders of Loss

Nothing makes you remember quite like loss

The people, the places, the things

I lost my keys and my heart stopped

Then a childhood friend and it broke

I tried to pretend like it didn’t hurt

That it had been years since childhood

I became Lord over my jester feels

But the flies roamed close

And as soon as my back was turned

They flooded my vision, reminding of loss

Which has a funny way of recalling

All the good times shared that now

Fade to black

This is for my friend

Claw, who clawed his way into all hearts

Claw, who drew

Claw, who is past, and it hurts

Clawrence, my friend, who remains

They will bury Claw tomorrow

My heart remains

Heavy, hurt, heaving

Asking questions of who remains

I found my keys

He finds his peace