World of Make Believe

We went to Janie's grave today.

Hugged her mother, grandmother, father, two younger sisters, people I grew up with. Janie's just gone. Hugged her fiancee.

One year today. You are loved and missed, darling. You were too young. And it's scary as hell to think about. I remember it. I remember everything I know about it well, It's so hard to forget. Only one year? I remember how we used to be as children. Watching cartoons, eating cereal. Going to school. Grew apart, bonded again.

After,
the cold darkness,
in the heart of the forest.
Where birds are singing,
for the new born sun

In the womb of the leaves,
on the branches of the trees,
lies the treasure of the morning,
the pearls of light.

Carried away by thee truculence of my world,
I got lost in the search for enlightment,
The blue rain,
Covered my roots and I forgot where I came from.

Carried away by thee truculence of my world,
I got lost in the search for enlightment,
The blue rain,
Covered my roots and I forgot where I came from.

Song is Pearls of Light by Within Temptation. Rest in peace, baby girl.