DEATH Poem: Not a Swan Song, by Cassidy Mammone

Fear hasn’t seized me yet
newness is burgeoning
forever is tonight
tomorrow is whatever we dream it will be
angels flap as I watch them take flight
up,
up,
up
I see them soar
they call out
asking me to join
I don’t want to leave you
you know that
but something,
something is pulling me up
so release my hand, my love
I’ll be gone come morning
I’m taking off
heading home
but I’ll see you next time around

look up in your despair and consume the sun
bright and blinding
that’s me, my darling
and it’s you, too
warmth, brilliance, strength
I don’t know where I’m going
you know that if I did, I would tell you
though maybe that would be cheating
so,
watch that morning sun rise
bathe in the tender glow
don’t fret when it sets
worry not, darling
for our eyes always adjust to the darkness

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