Remember Me
By Cullum Austin
Remember me; remember me how I used to be.
Remember me then, remember my pride,
Remember my smile with you by my side.
Forget this broken and weary face.
Where all the tears have carved their own place.
Forget these trembling lips and faraway eyes.
Because all that once was eventually dies.
I’ll tell you who I am as I float through the gate.
The tears burn my face as I wait and I wait.
A boy of just ten with mud on his knees,
With cuts on his face from climbing those trees.
A boy of fifteen with a spring in his step.
A dream of a kiss from a girl he just met.
His heart sings a song of the magic that beats.
Of the moon and the stars and the world at his feet.
His obsession with love will guide him through life.
Twenty now and a song for his wife.
A song that will sing for a million years.
And kiss away those painful tears.
At twenty-nine they both are blessed.
A ball of light. The baby rests.
A family now as they watch while he sleeps.
Holding their hands as they smile but weep.
Watching him grow from and boy to a man.
Slowly I’m learning this world has a plan.
I gaze at his children with love I can’t hide.
Remember me for this, remember this pride.
Don’t let them take me or see me like this.
Let me move, let me see, just one final kiss.
This world at my feet is fading away.
Don’t leave me now, please say you’ll stay.
Only you can stop me feeling old.
At sixty now, my blood feels cold.
Remember me young, with bones like new.
No drugs can help. The cure is you.
I was born with these tears. And here they remain.
Trapped in a bed like a baby again.
This crumbling carcass has so much to give.
For inside of this shell the boy wants to live.
Remember the song that we used to love.
Sing for me now, like an angel above.
I’ll dream of your voice, I wish it could show.
Wipe the last tear, for now I must go.
Comments
Absolutely wonderful. I'm writing this with tears in my eyes..
A profound summary of a man's life before his last moments -
Excellent
(((( Remember the song that we used to love.
Sing for me now, like an angel above.
I’ll dream of your voice, I wish it could show.
Wipe the last tear, for now I must go. )))
It's so touching , I love it !!!
