when you've read the letter telling you she's gone
crushed the envelope and let go
as your heart is sinking earthward like a stone
you must face this moment alone

boeing superfortress bursting like a bomb
through the billows lit from below
feel those icy fingers up and down your bones
you must face this moment alone

please remember everything will go
as it should as it should
and acknowledge if you do not know
things should not always be good

in the snowy distance a silent snowy owl
as you drift like snow to the snow
remembering the murders of american crows
on the neighbors branches back home
you must face this moment alone