Arrivederci Poem by Uche Nwanze

Life is fickle like a flick of flame
Life is but a vapour it disappears into oblivion
Life like a dew in the morning, as the Moon wakes all that is left is but a memory
That black Monday I watched you battle with death
Before my eyes you left with tears welled up your eye glands, unable to utter a farewell speech
Days grown to weeks, weeks to years. like it just happened
The wounds still fresh, the pain still hurts
Suddenly the Sun wore a frown
And the clouds grumbled in anger
Your exit, Earth's loss Heavens gain
Too soon we echoed
A little longer you would have tarried we queried the Creator
Questions still hungry for answers
Our broken hearts still pregnant with questions, but no one to provide
Your stay a short one
A thousand lives you illuminated
You enveloped our world with your charm
Serenity the aura of your persona
Your sacrifices never forgotten
Your heart no room for malice
Away from the corruption of mortality
Gone before us from this accursed place
Far beyond in the realm of the cherub and seraph
You tread the abode of the angels, no pain no taint will touch you
Seasons and harvests come and go
Men to dust they vanish
Mortals expire into oblivion
Your memory no blot, you fade not into extinction
Like the comet in the galaxy you blaze forth in celestial splendour
You live forever in our hearts