I loved you once

Not many years past

How I wished

That time would last.

I changed much

And so did you-

The things we did

Were different too.

I would cuddle with you

To hear the tales of old;

I still remember them

The way they were told.

The song you sang

To tell the tale

Is fresh on my mind

As the flowery vale.

You were a simple man

Quite overly so;

You showed your love

But we didn't know.

Years flew by

And in time I grew-

I stopped talking,

But so did you.

We lost her

And it hit you hard

But you changed so much

Like we'd flipped a card.

The seeds planted then

Soon took root;

I began hating you

And that love became mute.

You spoke to none

Even when they'd try

And that was your undoing.

No one knows why.

You were told

And you were begged to speak;

You were told, if not,

You'd die alone and weak.

You didn't listen.

You never did.

It all came true-

We'd all made the losing bid.

I miss you now

And suddenly so;

Life wasn't fair

Even when you let go.

Your both gone now

Both grandma and you

But perhaps we found it hard

To loose you too?

I never missed you.

Not until now,

But come to think of it,

I wonder, How?

How is it that

You stayed unheard?

So slow to say

Even a single word?

The secrets you kept

Were yours to own;

A pity you were lost the way you lived-

Completely unknown.