Evening Star Poem by Kaila George

The evening star
Shone in the distance
As the night shades
Descended on the land

My heart is heavy
As I look towards
The Southern Cross
Remembering…..

My parents when they
Were alive…..
Their laughter and stern voices
Echo's from the past

My younger sister just passed
We were getting so close
The she was gone….sigh

My brothers still alive
But live in another part
Of the world…..sigh
How I miss them both

And my sisters still alive
Scattered around….
Hardly speaking to each other…anymore
Losing touch….I won't say it
But I miss them so…sigh

Life goes on as I watch the evening star
Tears fall in disarray
My thoughts in chaos
Unsure of what life will bring
Everything I use to know
Slowly dying before my eyes

The evening star glistens
As the nightshades fall around me
As the memories linger from the past
I smile….I still love them from the heart