I saw you laugh.
I was with you when you laughed.
I held you in my arms.
Listened to your jaded charms.
As you laughed.
So tell me.
Please tell me.
What was that all about.

I saw you cry.
I was with you when you cried.
I held you in my arms. 
Shield you from your storms.
As you cried.
So tell me.
Please tell me.
What was that all about.

I saw you plan.
I was with you when you planned.
I held you in my arms.
Said it was you and me.
Living together eternally.
As you planned.
So tell me. 
Please tell me.
What was that all about.

I saw you rage.
I was with you when you raged.
I held you in my arms.
Forgiving you for doing me harm. 
After you raged.
So tell me.
Please tell me.
What was that all about.

I saw you die.
I was with you when you died
I held you in my arms.
Hands filled with your blood.
Sealed your eyes.
A quiet midnight shut. 
As you died.
So tell me.
Somebody please tell me.
What was that all about.
 

copyright, 2004 by Marion Coleman Brown