Until Today

Can you see them, everyone is here
in the hall.
All the flowers, cast in blue and gold
by the wall.

Come to say goodbye.
Come perhaps to cry.

And you never cared about him,
and you never thought about him,
and you never really knew him
until today.

Old forgotten people from the past,
here to pray.
Lost relations that you hadn't met
yesterday

come and say hello.
Come but they don't know

that you never cared about him,
and you never thought about him,
and you never really knew him
until today.

Funny when you think of who will be
there for you.
People whom you thought were enemies
cared for you.

Funny, though you knew
wars are made by two,

for you never cared about him,
and you never thought about him,
and you never really knew him
until today.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.