For April.

I have six cousins your age

All small and full of innocence
So of course I was engaged
By your sudden disappearance
I felt everyone's pain

Lodged tight in my throat
Our sanity we contained

Because we all had hope
I hoped for your return

And your mummy to hold you tight
Your sister's reaction loving but stern

Since you had given everyone a fright
So when mum texted me during a lecture
Stating the change in your case

I felt my hope had been captured
Leaving without a hint of trace

I pictured each of my cousins
And felt the tears flow down

My heart had been so stricken

My smile turned into a frown

I recite your story to all six
And watch the fear in their eyes

How they can't understand the tricks

And why you had said goodbye
But they don't understand; so I explain
How you haven't drifted apart
We mustn't feel the loss, the pain
Because you'll always be living in everyone's hearts

.x Wandering Daydreamer x.