Donna's Elegy for Joshua

by ReverendKilljoy

Elegy- a poem or lamentation, usually an oration for the dead. What if Josh had died on the steps of the Newseum? J-D but NOT fluffy bunny. Award winner.

Donna's Elegy for Joshua

W.W.

I forgot to forget you today.

After our laughter you would try to explain

The hitch in your voice at the sound of my name,

So why should goodbye be our final refrain?

W.W.

I forgot to forget you today.

At odds with the gods and desperate for blame,

I laugh when friends tell me get back in the game.

Who are we fooling? It can't be the same.

W.W.

I forgot to forget you today.

Through leaving and grieving again and again,

My lover may go but my love will remain

For the memory of you is stronger than pain.

W.W.

I forgot to forget you today.

I forget to forget you all over each day.

I won't try to move on when there's really no way,

It's my choice to make and you have no say.

W.W.

I forgot to forget you today.

Goodbye is a lie when you won't go away,

But in the end it's been better this way.

You're with me each moment of every day.

And I forgot to forget you today.