Did you know?
Did you really know?
That the last time
That you saw me
was the last time you saw me?
Did you know that
The last thing I saw
was your tail lights
glowing red through the dust cloud
in the shadows of the trees?
I can still hear
the gravel crunching
the gravel crunching
as they drove you away.
Did you know that
all I wanted was
one single
one single
one single last goodbye?
It was in the rainfall
where I looked at you
where I looked at you in the eyes
I saw the sins of the First Ones
I saw the sins of the First Ones
Did you know that?
did you know that
did you know that
the last sunset that you witnessed
would be the last sunset that you witnessed?
Did you know that I waited
in the twilight
for that last single goodbye?
Did the night sounds
bring the voices?
Bring the voices of the night sounds?
Did the night sounds
sing you into the Sleepy?
did you see me
waiting here while you slept?
Did you call me?
did you say my name in the darkness?
Did you say my name in the dark?
Did you know that I wanted
to see your face glow
in the light of the fire?
in the glow of the moonlight?
Under the canopy of starlight?
Did you know
soon there will be no more weeping?
There will be no night sounds?
There will be no need for sleeping?
There will be no shadows?
Did you know that?
Did you know that?
When you held me
the world was a safer place
you let go to soon
I had no anchor
I walked among the scattered
I walked among the children
afraid to say hello
I was waiting for my number
for my letter
that never came
I was waiting
it never should have happened
that solemn moment
never should have happened
did you know that?
In the dust clouds
and in the dark skies
those fruitless moments
never should have happened
never should have happened
where are you now?
Where were you delivered?
Do you know?
Do you know?
Christina Najera Spraker 1935 to 2020
