Scarlett

(for Charlotte Coleman - 1968 to 2001)

You are gone
And I never knew you
But tears still fall
Down trembling cheek
And breath is short
In sadness

I never knew you
Yet still hear
Your laughter
Still see
That smiling face
And feel the pain
Of untimely parting

Tears still fall
And my heart still breaks
As though
Part of it has gone
Forever lost
Yet I never knew you

You are gone
Before time
Before the world
Could see your worth
And now
Somehow
The lights are not so bright
The sky is not so blue
The sun is cold
Without the warmth
Of your smile.