Last night
I held my father’s hand
I held it so long so deep
His lines grew into my lines
& his sweat became mine
Last night
I held my father’s breath
I held it so long so deep
His chest grew into my chest
& his heart became mine
Last night
I held my father’s gaze
I held it so long so deep
His eyes grew into my eyes
& his life became mine
Last night my love
My father became mine
Outside it stopped raining
The moonlight melted the last of the sky
Last night
No fanfare or cry
Ninety-three years gone by
With one last heartbeat so faint
Even the moonlight was louder
& that was all
As quiet as the mystery of you
There is no difference
Between the beginning
Of life & the beginning of death
The first heartbeat
As indistinct as the last
So promise me my Sun that in the middle
You’ll make as much noise as you can
For as long as you can