“Person”

What are you supposed to do
When your person is losing theirs?
And how can you rationalize tragedy
When the truth is it’s just not fair?

Every tear that falls from her eyes
I wish to wipe from her cheeks
Though I know that won’t stop the ache
I long to draw this picture less bleak

Parents are usually our first people
Who we count on before we make friends
And though it’s a part of life we know
It’s not easy to accept their ends

When love is wrapped around you
Like a blanket of comfortable peace
It’s painful to go back out in the cold
Having lost that warmth to grief

The cruelty of life is on display
When loved ones are taken too young
Whether 6 or 60, I feel they leave
Too many songs unsung

So what do you when the one who always
Looks out for you needs help now?
And what do you say to ease her pain
When all you want to do is shout?

I tell her she is so very strong
And so is her mother
I tell her that she can fall into me
And I can be her other

I can help pick up the pieces
Though I can’t make it make sense
I can listen to her memories
And remind her when things get tense

What can never be taken from us
Is the love we always knew
What will never ever be lost
Is the flower that always blooms

Because it’s not in the ground
And it’s not sitting in a pot
It’s deep inside your heart and soul
And it grows where the roots won’t rot

It is protected by the strength
And the depths of your love
Like an umbrella to keep out the rain
Or a rainbow sent from above

When the person you adore
Is going through Hell and back
You offer your hand and your time
To keep their world from going black

Because being stuck under water
Is the worst feeling you’ll ever know
But I will swim far out to sea
To help my person float.

CC Perry 2021

-For Jessica Brown ❤️