autumn

Forethought

Please understand
I do not want
Ever to walk
In forest dale
Or urban jungle
Or marble halls
Or silent cemetery
Knowing I have taken
You for granted
Forgetting what once was
Who we were
When we met
When I am old
When I am alone
When they lay me
In the ground
I will carry you
In my heart
Into my eternity
But for now
Please understand
I do not want
Ever to believe
That missing you
Is all that remains.

Steven Anthony Barnett
Copyright ©2001 Steven Barnet