Day 26 - One Poem a Day

Day 26 - Mourn

I was 16 

when I bathed 

your body 

for the last time

I was not

old enough

for anything

not even to

to pay 

your last prayer

We were searching for you

as we entered the mosque

Thinking

Maybe you were 

in a different car

Maybe you were looking 

for the front door

Maybe you were asking

'where is home?' again

when you were already home

Maybe somebody left you behind

But as a matter of fact

You left