gone

she's gone, she's gone
her memory will fade
like colors in a photograph
with edges torn and frayed

she's gone, she's gone
she never will return
often when i think of her
i feel my torn heart burn

she's gone, she's gone
like a raindrop in the sea
loosed upon the populace
she's gone away from me

she's gone, she's gone
a slice of life we shared
often in my retrospect
i leave my feelings bared

1979