In a galaxy millions of light years away,
Your visage shines bright, a glistening moon
Its orbit is drawn, its kismet is made
Its blinding departure came far too soon
Wandering through cosmos in search of your light,
I yearn to break from fate’s dictation
Yet as your figure comes into sight
It shows not truth but imagination
Your orbit drifts further as your visage fades
Your figure dissolves into starless dust
Your eclipse casts my heart under lonely shade
There is no love or hate, only rust
I have not known love but merely affection
I have not known you but just a reflection
For my father, written quite a while ago