Like most in my family,
I have lived, I have lost;
I have done my duty;
I have paid its cost.

I have caught butterflies
And let them go;
I can kill demons
And none would know.

I have survived pain;
Seen the sun rise;
Felt love blossom;
Held it, as it dies.

Decades have passed,
So have most in my family;
I have lived and lost;
I continue my life
And forgiven its cost.