you will not fade

hey
maybe I never knew you,
maybe you never knew me.

but I remember
you are not forgotten
I will not let you fade from memory,
won’t let your life wash away in the rain.

I will not let your grave be left to erode,
will not let your name stay silent as stone.

I will walk through your resting place,
let your name fall from my lips,
light a red candle for my love,
and a white for your spirit.

I will wash the dirt from your stone,
clean away the cobwebs and hornet nests,

You are not forgotten.

Maybe your children have let you slip from mind,
But I have not.

I remember.