Dead to me

I carved a stone for you
To lay at your head
As I saw you walk away

You walked away
As I had no doubt
I’d never know you again

I’ll never know you now
I don’t recognize you
But your face hasn’t changed

Your face never changed
And now I see the stone
Is no longer needed

A marker no longer needed
Because you have become you own.
You are dead to me.

You are dead to me
I know you’re gone
So I am left with this stone

This stone, standing,
Known only to me.
My pain engraved.