Poem 2: Goodnight Sleepy Widow

[Okay so these are actually song lyrics, so I apologize if the impact is lost in translation]

Goodnight sleepy widow
Something isn't right
The children are gone and the cat lost her sight
Collect all your prayers
Send them into the night
And fall asleep whispering his name

I'd love to know if he knows any better
Taking his time
Up on his cloudy home
Patiently watching
And you swear you feel his whispers on your skin
Now and again
With no sign of stopping
I'd love to know if it's wrong
To look down and pretend
That the whispers you feel in the dark
Are there just because you believe
I'd love to know if all that I love
Begins
And ends
With me

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