In Remembrance Thereof

To those we can only love in passing

You who wander willing through the autumn gate
and never see the sunshine on the other side of snow:
This is in remembrance thereof.

You who lingered in the arch of heartbreak,
Cried for lovers without worry on their pounding hearts:
This is in remembrance thereof.

Those that trespassed on the tender grounds of wonder
With the aim of evil diagnoses on their lips:
This is in remembrance thereof.

You who held my hand and said we owned forever,
Then wandered, crying, through the autumn gate alone:
This is in remembrance thereof.