Standing tall

Ronen Pessar
Aug 8, 2017 · 2 min read

I stand tall.

The sky opens up,

and rain begins to fall.

But I stand tall.

Friends, family, and strangers arrive.

They all fall,

all while I stand tall.

A mother and three sisters, all left heart broken.

I watch as they fall.

Myself, however, I remain standing,

tall.

Blessings are chanted,

and prayers are too.

As I watch, the people fall.

But me, I stand tall.

Ascending to the podium to share a farewell.

I quiver but for a moment and share it all.

Shaking. I won’t do it, no, I will not fall.

Here I stand, solemn and tall.

I stand tall, as a witness to it all.

Then, a shovel comes out.

Like a dagger in my heart,

I know it’s about to start.

Towards the earth a shovel plunges,

as our trust expunges.

Arriving at the dirt the shovel thrust,

with you, a friendship I entrust.

Rising from the dirt the shovel went,

and over your casket with the metal so bent.

Covering you, it was about to drop,

this can’t be happening, I need it to stop!

Maybe with you is where I belong?

all the while, I stood strong.

I can’t break now, I must not fall.

So there I stand,

tall.

That’s when it happened,

I watch the dirt fall.

A thunderous blast explodes, as it shatters my soul that’s standing so tall.

My knees begin to quiver,

like a lost child, I begin to shiver.

A sound escapes, or so I’m told,

Earth collides with casket, within it his body lies cold.

Distress, I collapse,

thats when I fall.

Broken forever,

I no longer stand tall.

From the depth I cry when I suddenly recall

the days when I was nothing but weak and small.

Arising, I stand strong, remembering it all.

You were the one who showed me how to stand tall.

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