WITH THE RAIN (A REQUIEM) ~ POEM BY WILLIAM (CHILI) GONZALEZ

Let me sleep

Leave me be
Let my eyes close

Leave my soul to fade away, forever more
Let me rest in peace

Leave my blood to freeze
Let me travel to the unknown

Leave the body; it’s just flesh and bone
Let my spirit wander in darkness

Leave memories of past in fondness
Burn this coffin, for I am not there

This burden is not for you to bear
Do not lament or shed tears

When serenity comes, I will be near
When you are lonely in silence of night

I will embrace you with all of my might
I will finally be at peace, no pain

How I will miss you, my tears will come with the rain
I am the air and the fog

Take a deep breath, I will feel your heart call
You are not alone, this you must remember

I will always remain, like a dying fire’s ember
In a place of tranquility. Taken away too soon (?)

Do not fear what is in store, what the future holds, do not feel gloom
Night falls again, I walk in the obscure

Never ending love / forever pure
In Memoria M.T.A

MCMXXXIII-MCMXCVII
William (Chili) Gonzalez