Fire burning through the night,
Smoke filling the air
The backyard is dark and desolate

Through the smoke,
I see shadows
of a familiar stranger

His face was graceful,
showing honor and peace

All previous desired childhood
memories are gone forever,
but never truly forgotten

I felt his touch
upon my shoulder
I can feel a soft amount of
familiar, immortal devotion to
him and his love

The fire vanishes,
along with his shadow
Embers sizzling and popping like firecrackers

The moonlight shining brighter
than the dying fire

Death was a feeling that
loomed around me in the darkness