* They Say Poem by Deva De Silva

Eyes closed
Limbs at peace
You lay asleep
Deaf to my pleas
I lay beside you
As I always did

I rest my cheeks
On your warm breast
My tears smear
Your blue cotton dress
You feel like home
As you always did

I kiss your cheeks
Your chest and arms
Bury my head
In your soft belly
You smell the same
Like you always did

I call your name
I touch your face
Hugging you tenderly
Crushing you to me
You do not respond
But you always did

You don’t see my tears
You don’t hear my cries
you don't feel my touch
Your body lay warm
With no beating heart
I cannot let you go
But you’ve already left

They say you died
But I cannot live it