Graveyards for the Living
by Nicholas Payne
But I think graveyards are for the living
Much more than for the dead
It’s a place for us to go and say
The things we left unsaid
One might seek forgiveness
Another might just go to grieve
Oftentimes, both wonder
Why their loved one had to leave
So, I think graveyards are for the living
Much more than for those who’ve gone
It’s a place for us to go and try
To find some way to move on.
Nicholas Payne is a math teacher from Enid, Oklahoma. Though new to poetry, he is an accomplished folk singer/songwriter, having released two albums of music thus far, most recently the concept album, Winter In Morristown.