Raise Me Up

My eyes are closed
I don’t breathe anymore
See anymore
Live anymore
Yet I will have my say
Unspoken words
Drift from my lips
My silence building noise
A scream in the void
Of too many forgotten
Do not kneel for me
But stand up
Raise me up
Carry me with you
For the rest of your days
My eyes may be closed
Yours, at last, are open