Eulogy From a Late Arrival

A memorial

It must have been some party

The afternoon you left

And I, tardy as always,

Caught up in ephemera,

I came too late to say goodbye.

I wanted to be there

To see you off

And wish you a safe journey

As you left for parts unknown.

Being late is not fashionable

When goodbyes are involved

The loose ends that are left

Dangle like shoestrings

And lie in wait to trip me up.

The unsaid words hang in the air

Unspoken thoughts haunt me in late hours.

Nothing to do but remember

And hope I run into you again.

May 15, 2011

For Warren. RIP

I wish I'd known sooner.

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