Can I stay like this a while?
(By Mr U)
I really don’t know how I feel,
please, will you just stop asking!
My heart is now so heavy
this weight is everlasting
I don’t mean to be rude,
but I need some room to breathe
Now he lies forever,
Beneath many tear-stained wreaths
Can I stay like this a while,
and take in what’s just happened
Standing on your homelands earth,
still, and shocked and saddened
I can’t look back or forward
I’m stuck in no-man’s-land
I’m lost without your happy voice
and miss your guiding hand.
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