Ode to Zeke

Ode  (owed) to Zeke

You were just a child of five,

When you came into my life.

I didn’t know what I wanted

That day that you arrived

But you saw right through me,

Wisdom beyond your years

Heartbreak and sorrow

                                                      Realized all your fears.

You had eyes of fire,

Olive skin & Coal black hair

A smile to blind the sun

And a calculating stare

It wasn’t you,

It wasn’t me,

It was the way it had to be,

My only consolation.

Is hoping now you’re free

Not fighting in your flesh

How  you were meant to be

Life is never easy

Not yours’ to say the least

You lived a constant battle

Fighting with the beast.

The beast that lived outside,

The beast that lived within

The beast that so entangled

The child that was my friend

I just want to say ,

I’ll love you till my end

I’ll have a void inside me

Until I see you once again

Till I see you once again,

Till I see you…

Once…

again