Will you say when I'm gone away

"my lover came to me and we'd lay

in rooms unfamiliar but until now"



Will you say to them when I'm gone

"I loved your son for his sturdy arms

we both learned to cradle then live without"



Will you say when I'm gone away

your father's body was judgement day

we both dove and rose to the riverside



Will you say to me when I'm gone

"your face has faded but lingers on

because light strikes a deal

with each coming night"