Baby's First (and Last) Villanelle by Devon E MattysI want to live in memory,
Where all lost things can safely stay.
There, in my mind, you're always three.
Now let me hold your hand and see
If it's possible to find a way
To let me live in memory.
I'm losing you too quickly;
I hate to watch you slip away,
So in my mind, you're always three.
Take a good, long look at me:
I'm crying, but I'm trying to say
I want to live in memory.
I'm older than you'll ever be;
I was before my fifth birthday,
And in my mind, you're always three.
They'll suggest that I grieve fully,
And so I'll take it day by day.
But I want to live in memory;
There, in my mind, you're always three.
01/02/2010 Author's Note: Please forgive how rough this is. It's my first attempt at a villanelle. Charlotte Jennie Reynolds was diagnosed with brain cancer on 20 January 2009 at the age of three and a half. She left us on 7 January 2010. Fly away, baby.
Posted on 01/02/2010 Copyright © 2024 Devon E Mattys
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