To Love♥ Poem by Jayce McCormick

Under the glow of the evening sun
You lie alone beneath
Cushioned, sealed, six feet under
Forever gone you will be

I weep as I sit upon your grave
Down so low on my knees
Each teardropp from a memory
Fall upon scattered leaves

I brush them off the marble slab
Revealing your name and date
The surges of pain reverberate
Through my soul in this empty state

The eternal end has swept on through
Stealing you from my life
Just to think that in a week
You would have been my wife

Love is stronger than justice they say
And thicker than your blood
You will live on in my heart always
But your body reduced to mud

I can still hear the sweet sound of your voice
Whispering in my ear
That everything will be okay
And that nothing is to fear

But nothing now will be the same
There is no escape from all this pain
Unless, I suppose, I guess I could
Make that feeling change

I return upon the midnight hour
Deranged, heart aching, I dig up your grave
Beat open the casket, the scent is still fresh
I feel the softness of your skin

I pull you out and I cradle you
In my arms so tight
Tears pouring, pouring, pouring
I am going to give up this fight

Poised with you in my arms
I put it to my head
Knowing that it wasn't right
But without you, there was nothing left

The shot rang out across the land
Over silent streets and the air it filled
Hidden in darkness, my blood, it spilled
Over our clasped hands

Though I am cold and dead as well
This will be better you see
Because cushioned, sealed, and six feel under
Forever with you I will be