'They Upped And Gone' Poem by Shania K. Younce

They upped and gone.
'Hey why don't you come with me, ' Running Loving said.
'Oh, I don't think I will, ' Cherishing Forever said.
'Well, if your shore. I ought to be getting. Bek and call waits, ' said Running Loving.
'Why don't you go with them, ' Unknowing Understanding said.
'I can't run like them, ' Cherishing Forever said.
'I don't go to places where I'm not wanted, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I don't go places where I'm not welcomed, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I stand still, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I can't leave and I won't leave, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I stand still, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I never left, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I stand still, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'You can go see what you want to see, ' said Unknowing Understanding.
'I can't run for the world the way they do, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I stand still, ' said Unknowing Understanding.
'I will go, ' said Unknowing Understanding.
'As you stand still forever, you'll come with me, ' said Unknowing Understanding.
'I'll leave you there, ' said Unknowing Understanding.
'I will remember you always, ' said Cherishing Forever.
'I love you dearest, forever, ' said both together