Remembrance

As I walk through the place 

Where they rest in peace 

Amongst graves decked in 

Orange, reds and white

With tombstones etched in silver and gold

Bearing names of those long since gone

Of loved ones and dear ones

Family and friends

Father, mother, husband, wife

Daughter, son, everyone in our life

People who we have laid to rest

The ones who we will never see again

A thought that feels like 

A dagger to the heart

That brings you sorrow and pain

How you wish you could tell them

How much you miss them

How much they mean to you

Things you failed to tell them

When they were with you 

But now it’s too late

Cause you’ll never get the chance

To tell them how you felt

So as you lay that marigold

Decorating their resting place

You try in vain to fight that lump

That rises in your throat

Refusing to go down

Cause big boys do cry

You have not prepared 

Any grand ofrendas 

But hope they follow you home

On the petals of the marigolds

On the day where they can

Roam among the living

But you don’t to mourn their passing

They wouldn’t have wanted it that way

You wouldn’t want to

remember them that way

Cause their life needs to be celebrated 

Their memories need to be honoured 

Cause they’ll always remain with you 

Etched on the walls of your mind

A memory to last forever 

To a melody played on the strings of our souls

And a rhythm that rattled us down to the bone

Our love for each other will live on forever

In every beat of my proud corazón