The red napkin

so u sailed away
i push ur boat from shore
i hope you sail well
sail away from worldly matters
i hope u sail freely
free from envy, pain and sadness

I wipe my tears on this red napkin
i wave it as i cheer you on
but i'm crying inside
and this red napkin can't wipe the hurt away

maybe you'll be gone for days,
weeks, months, years,
to that land of promised hope
you might not want to come back
now that your happiness is there
but my happiness is you

i hope you'll come ashore again
some day hence, god knows when
and bring with you hope
hope that has been drained out of me
hope that we can live
like wut we dreamt of

i write my words to you
on this piece of red napkin
now that ure gone,
i hope the waves will take my voice to you
take my grief, sadness, hope, evrythg
to you, n out to the world
and let them see

just how much you mean to me

-in memories of etuc, departed on the 26th of january 2009. may your soul be free-