there is something heavier than lead
weighing down my heart

lead is
the color of this day
the color of once bright eyes
that sparkled and danced with life

lead is
the color of the shadow I see
in the weary reflection staring back at me
the color of being older than my years

there is something heavier than lead
weighing down my heart

lead is
the color of the sky
the color of this plaque
marking the place where you lay

there is something heavier than lead
weighing down my heart

lead is
the weight I feel as I sigh
at the bringing of balloons and flowers to this site

the weight I feel as I envy
the levity of nine balloons
dancing into the oblivion of sky

the weight I feel as I whisper
“Goodbye”

…

In Memory of JuneBug

Originally written on October 19, 2002