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Forever Eternal
Another day, another year
To light the candles, without you here
It’s still the day that you were born
She says we laugh as we mourn
Nothing, she tells me, is ever really gone
Not you, not me, not him, it all just rolls along
An object never disappears without any trace
In its absence, there still exists a kind of negative space
Fill it up, she says, with love, with song, with candles on a cake
Light the darkness, take my hand, it will all be okay
So happy birthday, happy Birthday, happy birthday, we sing
Then plunge our fingers into cake with neon sweet frosting
Hands slick with sugar icing, we feed each other cake
Like a wedding we’ll have someday, the family we create
Nothing, she tells me, is ever really gone
Not you, Not me, Not them, so long as we carry on
So light a candle, take a breath, blow deep now, blow strong
Because after darkness, there always comes dawn
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This piece was inspired from watching sad movies, it took me over a month to finally write it, and so why not put it out there, it's a new year, might as well try something New!