When my hamster died
I knelt down
Clutching him between
Trembling fingers
As his soft body
Cooled and stiffened
To hardening knobs
That felt like a
Handful of rocks
He dissipated
To lifelessness
No matter how hard
I cried and
Tried to hold on
just like that,
gone before
i knew it was here,
gone again
like all the others,
with not much accomplished
with not much changed,
except for me,
somethings changed
inside of me.
tantalizing clouds
hold out hope of rain;
perhaps there will be fireworks.
And raindrops sing
a lullaby
I only find disjointing,
so close the window tight,
and one more thing:
Goodnight.
