In Grief

Stranger in the shadows
and I can't know you but the
spotlight bears your name

In dreams I save you
your eyes gleam back at me,
that light I know so well

Through the mists of time
you call to me, a whisper
of redemption

They carried you away
Just a body, just
a pretty face

Salty tears track mascara
closing my eyes, I see
on your cheeks as on mine

candlelight reflected, your face glows
here in the silent dark
and I hear your voice

Speak to me softly, Norma Jeane
in my eyes you smile
and inside I grieve


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