The scent lingers as I enter

A hush over the room tells me

I’m in a holy space

I feel the weight of the air

Silent and expectant

Waiting

For the moment when they shall usher

Out an old friend

I remember times when we spoke

Good humour and wit

And now I see eyes

Glazed with the final goodbye

I ask questions

Not expecting any response

More to fill the quiet of the room

I wait,

Listen

Feel the last cord break

As the soul floats away

From the human shell

Now unbound

it can fly free

Into the arms of love